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Former, current BC fellowship applicants emphasize early prep BY JULIE ORENSTEIN Assoc. News Editor Editor’s note: This story is the third and final part of an ongoing series about fellowships advising at Boston College.

he road to winning a major national fellowship or scholarship does not begin—in many cases—during a student’s junior or senior year of college. At Boston College, prospective candidates for prestigious awards such as the Rhodes, Marshall, or Truman scholarships or Fulbright grants often start as early as their freshman or sophomore years, learning to write research proposals and personal statements through applications for Advanced Study Grants (ASGs) or Undergraduate Research Fellowships (URFs). An early start not only prepares students to articulate a focused, clear vision in their application essays, but also gives them time to develop relationships with faculty and other mentors, individuals who will provide vital letters of recommendation. Narintohn Luangrath, BC ’14, who won a Truman Scholarship in 2013 and was a finalist for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships in 2014, said that pursuing two ASGs and three URFs as an underclassman helped foster the kind of

thinking she needed for her later fellowship applications, in which students are asked to provide details on the career path they hope to follow. “I think that the ASGs and URFs were all important in getting me thinking about interesting research questions and relatedly, what I wanted to do professionally after Boston College,” Luangrath said in an email. Robbie Kubala, BC ’09, won a Marshall Scholarship and noted that accumulating awards such as ASGs beginning in his freshman year gave him the confidence to apply for larger, international fellowships. Students are only able to start considering fellowship opportunities early on in their college careers if they are made aware of those opportunities, though. Many applicants hear about different fellowships through the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program (PSP), its director, Rev. James Keenan, S.J., and their individual PSP faculty mentors. “A lot of BC kids don’t know enough about fellowships, but with the Presidential Scholars, it’s the opposite—we hear too much about them,” said Paul Davey, A&S ’15, who applied for a Fulbright grant to teach English in Germany. Davey said that he only applied for a Fulbright because he knew that other fellowships did not apply to him and his interests and qualifications—an aware-

ness that Keenan said the Presidential Scholars have because they have so much exposure to the various opportunities. Outside of the PSP and the German studies department, however, Davey said that he did not hear about the Fulbright program. He said he was particularly encouraged by Michael Resler, professor and chair of the German studies department, who also serves as a Fulbright advisor and helped BC establish an institutional legacy for producing numerous Fulbright winners annually, especially for positions in Germany. In the spring of 2013, the German studies department hit the milestone of having sent over 100 Fulbright scholars to Germany and Austria, ranking BC among the top producers of Fulbright winners for those countries, as well as Fulbright grants overall. “The Fulbright program is very well developed ... it’s definitely a fellowship where BC is on top of its game and knows what needs to be done when, and I think that really contributes to the success we’ve had with Fulbrights across the board, not just with Germany,” Davey said. Alicia McKean, LSOE ’15, who was a Rhodes finalist this year and participated in her final interview this past weekend, said Keenan brought up the idea of her

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B Y A NDREW S KARAS Heights Editor Last night, the Student Assembly (SA) voted 32-0 with two abstentions to confirm Connor Bourff, vice president of Student Initiatives (VPSI) and A&S ’15, as the new executive vice president (EVP) of UGBC. He replaces Chris Marchese, A&S ’15, who stepped down from the position last week after being compelled to do so by the Office of Student Involvement (OSI) because he was no longer in good standing with the University after a conduct violation. After updates from the committee chairs, Mike Rosella, president pro tempore of the Student Assembly and

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UGBC confirms Bourff as new Executive VP A&S ’15, called the meeting into open forum. Olivia Hussey, chair of the Campus Climate Committee and A&S ’17, made a motion to confirm Bourff as EVP and to reevaluate Marchese for the role of EVP at the beginning of the second semester, which was seconded by several senators. As she could not be present, UGBC president Nanci Fiore-Chettiar, A&S ’15, sent a letter that was read aloud. In the letter, she offered an apology for how the Executive Council (EC) had handled Bourff ’s appointment and set forth a plan for changes to the Constitution to prevent such a mistake from happening again.

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Jeff Chang talks race in literature at Lowell Series

UGBC to collaborate with DOS to reform BC Student Guide

Last week saw the resignation of UGBC’s former executive vice president (EVP) Chris Marchese, A&S ’15, and with it, a flawed process of executive succession. Amid initial allegations of having left office for “personal reasons,” Marchese later reported having been forced out of the EVP post by the Office of Student Involvement (OSI) over disagreements regarding leadership qualifications set forth by the Student Organizations Manual. He subsequently detailed that those disagreements were the result of his disciplinary standing with the University following multiple conductrelated sanctions. According to the outgoing-EVP Marchese, the Dean of Students Office (DOS) made substantial revisions to the Student Guide over the summer without any advising or collaboration from UGBC members. Those changes were said to have included major overhauls to the handling of disciplinary matters—namely undergraduate alcohol use and different levels of probation for sanctions against students. Associate Dean of Students Richard DeCapua issued a letter dated Sept. 2 to students via email regarding changes made to four specific sections of the Student Guide: hazing policy, sexual

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At last night’s Student Assembly meeting, Connor Bourff, A&S ’15, was approved as EVP.

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Last Wednesday, the Lowell Humanities Series hosted poet Jeff Chang to discuss his works.

“This is the most important question of your lifetimes, I’d say,” said Jeff Chang, the author of Who We Be: The Colorization of America, in his talk on Wednesday, Nov. 19 for the Lowell Humanities Series. “It’s right up there with the question of the environmental crisis that we’re all facing. If we are all minorities, how do we begin to imagine a new majority?” Chang is the executive director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University and received his master’s degree in Asian-American studies from UCLA. He has written for the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Nation, and Foreign

Policy, among other publications. Who We Be: The Colorization of America is Chang’s third book and was released in October. His book addresses the issue of race over the last 50 years and the colorization of America through demographic and cultural shifts. His first book, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, was released in 2005 and won the American Book Award and the Asian American Literary Award. “What is special about Can’t Stop Won’t Stop is not only that it’s capable of taking popular culture seriously and making sense of it in such a capacious, generous, and syn

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Tonight at 7 p.m. in Gasson 305, Martin Cohen, professor in the A&S Honors Program, will host singer Grace Nono for a lecture-performance. The event will celebrate sacred chant and cultural revitalization in the spirit of Philippine shamanism and introduce this tradition to the BC community.

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Director Sandra Herbert will lead the Boston College Chamber Music Society and Linda Papatopoli will direct the BC Piano Ensemble in a student chamber music performance tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Gasson 100. The concert is free and open to the public.

All day on Thursday, enjoy celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends, wherever it may be. Whether you are going home to snowy Minnesota or sunny Florida or staying here on campus, consider taking a few minutes to consider the things you really do appreciate in life.

Too early for Celebration joins faiths in giving thanks Christmas? By Archer Parquette For The Heights

Chris Grimaldi Disclaimer: the fact that I rode the Newton Bus as a senior last week isn’t even the most intriguing aspect of this column. Sure enough, there I found myself boarding the strugglebus of strugglebusses—partially so I could head over to TA a freshman Perspectives course on Newton, and mostly to bask in nostalgia four years bygone. Yet as I hopped onto the nearly empty vehicle, I was greeted by a deafening wall of surprise— “Come All Ye Faithful” being blasted over the speakers. At first, I was pumped. Oh psych, I just found the Newton Bus that plays music and didn’t even have to update TransLoc to do it, #winning. And then my aura of confidence melted into a daze of confusion, kind of like a “reindeer in the headlights,” if you will. My mental calendar (never to be trusted, I forget birthdays and anniversaries like it’s my job) and the pre-polar vortex weather outside had me searching for answers. Wait, isn’t it only the middle of November? Who are we pleading to “come and adore” again? As the chorus bellowed, I genuflected out of confusion, made the sign of the cross just in case I had unknowingly walked into a holy day of obligation on wheels, and threw myself into the midst of another existential crisis (which is a pretty common senior year thing to do). I’m proud to say that four years of a Boston College education taught me to ask big questions like this one—when is it too early to start listening to Christmas music? All jokes aside, this is an issue that—surprise, surprise—divides America into two camps. On one side, you have the Holiday Season Libertarians. These are the folks with the laissez-faire approach toward all things Christmas. Want to watch your recorded copy of Michael Buble’s Christmas Special in the middle of July? Knock yourself out. Setting up the Christmas tree on Labor Day? Now that’s the beauty of freedom. On the other end of the spectrum are the “Strict Adherents”—including but not limited to middle-aged Americans who recoil in horror at Christmas displays anytime prior to Dec. 1. With almost a Calvinistic fervor, they dictate their holiday calendar around ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas—if Buddy the Elf hasn’t made it through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest yet, then neither have they. And listening to Celine Dion belt out “Oh Holy Night” anytime before the Thanksgiving dinner dishes are cleaned is nothing short of heresy. Maybe I’ll sound like a politician here, but the truth is that neither side is right or wrong. After all, life is too short not to do what makes you happy. But with age and the ticking clock on my college career, I’m coming to appreciate the fact that life is best tackled—and most enjoyed— when it’s taken step by step. Time is rude, so rude that it waits for no one. Sometimes the best way to get even is to slow it down whenever we can.

Chris Grimaldi is a senior staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at news@bcheights.com.

The sentiment of virtue as gratitude wa s expresse d in many ways during the Multifaith Thanksgiving Celebration, held on Thursday Nov. 20 in Gasson 100. The celebration, titled “For This I am Grateful,” sought to unite those of different faiths at Boston College and to create a forum for the expression of shared values. The celebration included musical selections from various faith traditions. It began with the Christian song “All are Welcome” arranged by Marty Haugen, which was followed later by two traditional Islamic songs, “Al-Hamdulillah” and “Tala’ alBadru ‘Alayna.” The music was presented by three different groups: The Noor Ensemble, a Boston group that plays Middle Eastern vocal and instrumental music; Liturgy Arts Group, a BC group that provides music for Sunday liturgies; and The School of Theology and Ministry’s Liturgical Choir, a Jesuit Catholic musical group. Besides music, the celebration also included multifaith readings such as Psalm 138 from the Bible and “Our True Heritage” a Buddhist poem by Thich Nhat Hanh. Members of

various BC faith groups, such as the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and the Buddhism Club presented these readings and prayers. Two expressions of gratitude given by BC students were included in the celebration. Both spoke about thankfulness, diversity, and faith in their reflections. The first expression was given by Fatmah Berikaa, LSOE ’18, a member of the Muslim Students Association. “Something that most surprised me about being at Boston College, a Jesuit-Catholic institution, was the ease with which other forms of religion and prayer are accepted,” she said. Berikaa spoke about her devout Islamic faith and said she was grateful for the chance to express her religion and daily prayers openly. A second expression of gratitude was given by JoAnn Melina Lopez, STM ’15. Having been raised in India and Singapore, Thanksgiving was a foreign concept to her. She spoke on how she learned more about the Thanksgiving tradition and what it means to be in community with others. “In my experience, community is a place of both belonging and accountability. We fight to forge these sorts of communi-

ties,” Lopez said. She went on to explain life lessons she has learned about thanksgiving, including being curious, paying attention, being inclusive and being willing to celebrate the joys of another. After the two expressions of gratitude, there was a meditation on gratitude and love by John Makransky, associate professor of Buddhism and Comparative Theology. This meditation included thinking about those one is grateful for and those who may be grateful in turn. He ended the meditation by asking everyone to be in communion with each other and to wish each other well. After this portion of the celebration bread donations were brought up. The bread was donated as a part Spread the Bread, an initiative that encourages baking and distributing bread for the hungry. The bread donated during the celebration will be distributed to various local food pantries. This was followed by an offering which collected donations for West Africa, which is suffering from the Ebola outbreak. This was made possible due to a partnership between BC and the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP). “What I want to say is that

no matter what it is that you have or what it is that you’ll be able to offer, that you know that we serve a god who’s able to multiply like no other,” said Loic Assobmo, A&S ’15, referring to the celebration’s offerings to West Africa. After the offerings there was a final hymn and a blessing of the bread. This blessing included four individual blessings of different faiths: A Buddhist blessing, a Jewish blessing, a Christian blessing, and a Muslim blessing. These blessings were given by different members of the BC community, including the Buddhist Club and Hillel. The celebration, which was sponsored by Campus Ministry, the Office of the Vice President for University Mission and Ministry, Latino/as at Boston College, and the School of Theology and Ministry (STM), closed with final remarks and blessing by the multifaith Campus Minister Rev. Howard A. McLendon. He expressed gratitude to the many people involved in the planning of the event and joked about having gone over budget. “The food has been blessed and you are blessed. Go forth and have a happy Thanksgiving,” he said to end to celebration. n

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Musical performances and readings from various faith backgrounds were presented Thursday in the Multifaith Thanksgiving Celebration.

Police Blotter

11/17/14 - 11/19/14

Monday, November 17

Ignacio Hall.

3:02 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a well-being check off campus.

9:09 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a trespass warning at O’Neill Library.

Tuesday, November 18

Wednesday, November 19

1:56 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a suspicious circumstance at 142 Beacon St.

4:12 a.m. - A report was filed regarding an unsecured office in Conte Forum.

2:25 p.m. - A report was filed regarding lost property at Corcoran Commons. 9:09 p.m. - A report was filed regarding a fire alarm activation in

—Source: The Boston College Police Department

Who is your BCthankful Dining employee? What are favorite you least for? “Calc tests that make me go home later.” —Grant Dalton, CSOM ’18

“My debit card being hacked.” —Katie Beam, LSOE ’17

“Being sick all winter.” —Billy Foshay, CSOM ’16

“The amount of societal control that we invest in money.” —Matt Pierce, A&S ’16

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BC students look beyond UFC assistance for fellowships advice Fellowships, from A1 applying for the Rhodes, and that she was able to use him and other mentors whom she knew in a non-academic context for support and letters of recommendation. “I was lucky enough to have these people who I know outside of class, but all students don’t, so you wouldn’t want that to bar off the opportunity because they didn’t think about it soon enough,” McKean said. Luangrath, who was not a Presidential Scholar or in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, had to seek out Keenan’s advice on her own. “I worked hard to reach out to the faculty that worked with those exceptional students,” she said. “I also knew that many of the Presidential Scholars applied for nationally competitive scholarships. Therefore, given Father Keenan’s experience with those students, I figured he would have a lot of helpful ideas for me when I was competing for a Truman Scholarship during my junior year.” As a senator in the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC), Luangrath spearheaded an effort in her senior year to create a fellowships handbook to increase publicity of fellowships and scholarships to BC students who may not be exposed to the variety of opportunities available. The handbook is available as an academic resource on

the UGBC website. “Ideally, students should be establishing BC faculty, non-faculty, and non-academic (professional) relationships over a four year period—it’s not something that a student can just start during senior year when his or her Rhodes application is due, for example,” she said. “So, on BC’s end, increasing University-wide awareness about these scholarship opportunities needs to happen very early—freshman year is not too early—in order for interested students to start developing the profiles that will make them compelling to a competitive scholarship committee, especially on the national level.” The University Fellowships Committee (UFC) and individual program coordinators are responsible for advising and communicating with applicants, which McKean said was difficult at times due to the departure of Donald Hafner, former vice provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, director of the UFC, and Rhodes Scholarship coordinator for BC, this past August. After she spoke with Keenan about applying for the Rhodes, he told McKean that she should expect to hear from Hafner. “In the spring I was waiting to hear something from Dr. Hafner, because I figured that he would contact me when I should get started, and I didn’t hear from him until probably two weeks before the fall semester,” she said. “At that

point, I had already started to do some things, and, he was so busy, I didn’t hear a lot from him, so it ended up just getting pushed farther and farther back as I was waiting to figure out exactly what I should be doing.” The whole process was rushed, she said, when she returned to campus this fall and ultimately had about a month to pull her application together. “There wasn’t a lot of direction about when I should get started and when would be a good time so that I wasn’t rushed at the end,” McKean said. According to Truman and Marshall scholarship-winner Aditya Ashok, BC ’12, the University lacks a clear method of centralizing the process of fellowship advising. For this reason, Ashok, who was a Presidential Scholar, suggested to University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. several years ago that BC establish an office for prestigious fellowships. Ashok said he was fortunate to have individual professors as mentors at BC to offer advice, write letters of recommendation, and help him prepare for interviews, but individual professors can only do so much. “Each of these professors helped me while also doing their own advanced research and teaching classes,” Ashok said in an email. “Overall, I don’t think I received as much support as students that have formal fellowship offices. “BC has amazing students. It re-

ally is an incredible place. I felt that the students were not being connected to these graduate fellowships in a consistent and reliable way though each individual professor dealing with the fellowships was doing a terrific job. The proposal [to Leahy] seemed like a win-win. Both the professors advising on the fellowships and the students themselves could benefit from a centralized fellowship office, and it didn’t seem like it would require much effort from the University (financially or otherwise).” In general, Ashok said that BC could benefit from creating a better culture around fellowship opportunities, as Keenan has also suggested. “I really don’t think that BC wins fewer fellowships than other schools because the students are less competitive,” he said. “It’s just that these fellowship processes are just challenging, and without a ‘culture’ surrounding the application process, it can be very difficult for the applicant to stand out.” Part of this culture that Keenan and Ashok propose includes opening mock interviews that BC organizes for major fellowship finalists up to other students to attend, allowing them to see what kinds of questions would be asked of them in this setting if they were to pursue a similar fellowship in the future. Kubala said in an email that his mock interviews were the most important thing the University did for him to prepare for his final

Marshall interview. Luangrath, Ashok, and McKean all said they would have benefitted from seeing others practice interviewing before them. “I really didn’t have much of an idea of what to expect going into it … I think if I had had a preview, and more time to think about it, that would have been good,” McKean said. Students such as Luangrath and Kubala noted that the act of just applying for a fellowship is—in and of itself—a valuable and worthwhile experience, as it forces applicants to seriously consider their passions and potential future plans. “I gained greater clarity about my academic and professional goals, experience writing personal statements—a wonderful exercise in self-reflection— and practice relaying complex policy issues concerning asylum seekers and refugees to a lay audience, both in my scholarship interviews and in writing the applications themselves,” Luangrath said of applying for the Truman, Marshall, and Rhodes. “A fellowship application, regardless of whether you are successful, is a remarkable piece of self-knowledge and self-definition,” Kubala said. “Agonizing over the task of fitting a biographical statement into 1,000, or 500, or even 250 words can be a rich process of finding out who you really are and how you want to present yourself to the wider world.” n

Chang discusses culture, race in literature at Lowell Series Chang, from A1 thetic way—what makes it special is that it’s actually a part of the culture that it’s writing about,” said professor Min Hyoung Song, who introduced Chang. During his first visit to BC six years ago to talk about Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, Chang was just getting started on Who We Be: The Colorization of America. After he finished writing Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, he realized that it was missing information about the culture wars from the ’80s and the ’90s, he said. “I wrote Who We Be because I was interested in the cultural shifts that accompanied demographic shifts of the last five decades, the last half century,” Chang said. “I wanted to celebrate artists and visionaries who came af-

ter the civil rights era, because they changed, in a lot of ways, the way that we see each other, the way that we see living together.” Chang touched upon racial issues from the past during the Civil Rights Movement. He also talked about issues from the present, including the shootings of Trayvon Martin, Renisha McBride, and Michael Brown, and the current situation between police and protestors in Ferguson, Mo. “We all know, we can all agree, that race is not a question of biology,” he said. “Instead, it’s a question of culture. And it begins as a visual problem—it’s one of vision and visuality. “Race happens in the gap between appearance and the perception of difference. It’s about what we see, it’s about what we

think what we see, it’s about what we think about when we see, and in that sense, it’s larger than just preferences and bonds and affinities and taste.” He later emphasized the importance of hip-hop music in the development of multiculturalism and cultural desegregation, and he spoke about the cultural hopes and dreams that were inspired by President Barack Obama’s election. He said that in order for the cultural wars between minorities and majorities to stop, cultural changes must happen before political changes. “We need you to bring an end to all of this—the cultural, the segregation—and to a place where the culture points towards justice and fairness and inclusion for all,” Chang said. n

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Last Wednesday night in Gasson 100, poet Jeff Chang discussed the role of race in literature.

DOS clarifies online updates to sections of the Student Guide Student Guide, from A1 misconduct policy, help seeking policy, copyright, and compliance policy. In that email, the text of each section linked to that policy’s section in the online Student Guide. Among those changes were the removal of housing probation and the addition of deferred suspension—levels of disciplinary action taken by DOS for students in violation of the University’s “preponderance of evidence” standard used in conduct hearings. DeCapua stated that updates made to the website on Nov. 12 and Nov. 18 were the result of updates the University’s website as a whole, and that substantial revisions to the Student Guide are not made during the year, but are instead reviewed each summer. Now, DOS has formed a committee comprised of administrators from both its own and OSI, and members of

UGBC, to evaluate student-guided revisions compiled by UGBC’s institutional policy review committee. DeCapua said that the tri-party committee consisting of members from DOS, OSI, and UGBC aims to finalize an executive summary of proposed changes by this December. In the wake of Marchese’s absence, the UGBC Executive Council unilaterally appointed Connor Bourff, vice president of student initiatives and A&S ’15, the new EVP—a move that UGBC later admitted had defied the organization’s constitution. Under the UGBC Constitution, policies surrounding the order of succession mandate the approval of the Student Assembly (SA). That approval process, however, never occurred. Marchese’s resignation coincided with the underlying UGBC initiative to review and reform the Boston College Student Guide—the body of policies

governing students’ rights and responsibilities across campus, spanning sec tions from student conduct regulations to academic affairs. This semester marks the first that DOS has proactively contacted and included UGBC members for direct suggestions toward revising the Student Guide, and to work jointly alongside OSI to finalize proposed Student Guide changes by early December. This inclusion of UGBC members, though, follows a number of changes made by DOS to the Student Guide over the summer without student input, Marchese said. “I think that is just a good example of how [UGBC] was told that it was going to happen, we were told throughout the summer that we were going to be involved, and then out of nowhere there was a new code that did not have UGBC input,” he said. According to Thomas Napoli, chair of the Institutional Policy Review Com-

mittee and A&S ’16, UGBC has already begun implementing student input. Yesterday, the committee circulated a student survey regarding student rights and free expression on campus to a random sample of the undergraduate population, he said, noting that the survey was delayed for an extended period of time due to “instrument reliability”—a response bias reflected in a previously smaller sample size, Napoli said in an email. The committee has also made “free speech and expression” one of the focal points of its proposed changes, according to Napoli, who cited consulting the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) at BC for feedback on the proposals. The group is also drafting documents for the regarding “rights and responsibilities” portion of the Guide, which the committee is scheduled to open to student focus groups for further input.

“ We want to give students two separate times to give feedback on the Student Guide and those proposals,” Napoli said. A third group of UGBC members will focus specifically on changes pertaining to the conduct section of the Student Guide. Napoli said UGBC members working with DOS and OSI are expecting to receive proposed revisions to the conduct section by this weekend. Feedback received during the focus group slated for today at 5 p.m. in Carney 104A along with input from SJC will be evaluated over Thanksgiving break, Napoli said. On Dec.2, members of UGBC and the institutional policy review committee will also be hosting a public town hall meeting in Fulton 511 at 7 p.m. for expanded feedback from interested students, leaving those on the proposal committee three days to process any additional input. n

UGBC Student Assembly approves Bourff as new Executive VP EVP Confirmation, from A1 “I know that there is a lot of hurt right now in this organization, and I can promise you that I will continue to do everything in my power to heal that hurt,” Fiore-Chettiar’s letter read. “In order for me to do that, and in order for this organization to get back to planning events and initiatives, and working on policy change, we need to decide—together—to move forward. I truly believe that the best way to do that is to vote yes to Connor tonight, knowing that there will be a re-evaluation of Chris by Executive Council in conjunction with administrators in the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs, and a chance for him to return the second week in January.” After Fiore-Chettiar’s letter was read, a letter in support of Bourff from Lucas Levine, senator, manager

in SI, and A&S ’15, and Cassidy Gallegos, coordinator in SI and LSOE ’16, was read. On behalf of GLC, Andrew Engber, chair of GLC and A&S ’15, announced his support of Bourff for EVP, citing his strength as a GLBTQ ally. When Rosella closed the conversation to members of SA, most of the executive branch left the meeting, and the senators began discussing the confirmation among themselves. Several senators asked questions about constitutionality and process, both of the vote that they were taking then and of the role of SA in the reevaluation of Marchese next semester. Isaac Akers, chair of the Rules Committee and A&S ’16, answered these questions and satisfied the concerned senators. Although most of the senators who gave speeches during the debate spoke unqualifiedly in favor of Bourff, there

were a few who—while supporting him—expressed frustration with how the EC had handled the matter and how the confirmation was presented to SA. Those senators said that they felt like they were being pressured to confirm Bourff for the sake of “moving forward” and “to prevent gridlock.” “Everyone is saying, ‘we need Connor for progress, to push our legislation through. We can’t have gridlock in the [SA],’” said Nikhil Kanitkar, senator and CSOM ’17. “Why? Yeah, Connor has great experience in SI, but why not someone from SA? … We need to ask questions. Is progress really necessary? The reason why we have disagreements and why there may be gridlock is because we have different discussions and different opinions.” The concern over Bourff ’s experience stems from the fact that, as VPSI,

Bourff has had no experience within S A , w h i ch B o u r f f a ck n o w l e d g e d . Bourff did say, however, that he has collaborated closely with many senators while working on SI projects. In response to discontent over the exclusion of SA, Akers said that, with the confirmation hearing it was having, EC had given them the same exercise of their prerogative to give “advice and approval” to executive nominees . Recognizing the legitimacy of senators’ displeasure over the process, he said that SA should leave that past behind them because of Fiore-Chettiar’s apology and confirm Bourff because he was the best person for the job. After a short discussion about how the Rules Committee was going to address the issue of line of succession, Rosella closed the debate and held a roll call vote that confirmed Bourff as

the new EVP, effective immediately. With Bourff ’s appointment as EVP, his old position of VPSI is currently vacant. Fiore-Chettiar and Bourff have announced no plans to appoint a new VPSI at this time. The department will be run by the three managers—Levine, Siobhan Kelly, A&S ’15, and Michael Padulsky, LSOE ’15. Kelly and Padulsky said that they were confident that the Bourff ’s absence would not halt the plans the department has in place for the rest of the semester. “I am very excited that the Student Assembly takes its responsibilities and duties seriously as written in the Constitution,” Bourff said after the meeting ended. “I’m really excited to move forward as executive vice president and president of the Student Assembly, and I look forward to getting right back to work when we get back from Thanksgiving break.” n

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Supporting students in the fellowship process Earning a prestigious national fellowship or scholarship can confer a wide variety of benefits upon those seeking to pursue scholarly endeavors after completing their undergraduate degree. In the case of Rhodes scholarship winners, for example, graduate study at the University of Oxford is the reward, while Fulbright grant winners can serve as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. in countries around the world as they conduct research or teach English. Currently, fellowship advising at Boston College is centered around faculty members who coordinate each individual program, like the Rhodes, Fulbright, Marshall, Truman, and Goldwater scholarships. Coordinators handle each program as they see fit, reaching out to students who they speculate may be interested in applying and asking colleagues to recommend possible candidates. The University Fellowships Committee (UFC) also takes part in some outreach efforts, providing basic outlines of the different opportunities available in occasional general information sessions and on its website. With this approach to fellowships advising, however, not all BC students are being adequately informed about the scholarships for which they could potentially apply, or being adequately prepared to apply for those fellowships that they determine fit their goals and qualifications. The act of program coordinators seeking out students—as opposed to students seeking out the coordinators’ help—is inherently biased, as some students who are qualified to apply for certain fellowships may not have built relationships with the professors who are reaching out. A more collective mindset should be established for fellowships advising, beginning with a more influential and expanded UFC. Information should be made available to students as early as their freshman year, as several years of preparation with application writing, research, and building relationships with faculty members is vital for success in competitive fellowship applications later. The UFC should partner with departments and professors to publicize fellowship opportunities in freshman courses such as Courage to Know, Perspectives, and Freshman Topic Seminars, as well as in mentorship and leadership programs such as the Emerging Leader Program, Shaw Leadership Program, and the ULA. Success in publicizing fellowship opportunities can be seen in the large number of Fulbright applicants and winners that have come through the German studies department, chaired by Michael Resler. Resler is known to strongly encourage students to apply for Fulbrights, especially to Germany and Austria, and the fact that BC is consistently among the top producers of Fulbrights in the country reflects these publicity efforts. For the 201314 application cycle, BC ranked No. 12 among doctoral or research-level institutions for Fulbright winners, with 19 from 85 applications, including several to Germany or Austria. After learning about fellowship opportunities as underclassmen, students should then be encouraged to apply for attainable Universitylevel awards such as Advanced Study Grants (ASGs) and Undergraduate Research Fellowships (URFs) to take important steps toward larger-scale national fellowships in the future. The ASG application process should be made more transparent by allowing prospective applicants to view

successful past proposals and better understand what the University actually looks for when awarding ASGs. Furthermore, students considering applying for ASGs, URFs, or other awards should be allowed to watch finalists for major fellowships participate in the mock interviews that BC organizes in order to better grasp what might be ahead for them if they choose to pursue a similar fellowship. The collective approach can also be extended to faculty, some of whom are not even aware that ASGs and URFs exist. If faculty members were invited into a collaborative conversation about fellowships with their students and colleagues, both they and potential fellowship candidates would benefit. More professors would be knowledgeable enough to encourage students to apply and advise them, and professors would be able to work with the passionate, dedicated, and top-tier students who are interested in pursuing fellowship opportunities. While a senior faculty member at the helm of the UFC is necessary to steer the process, it is understandable that it could be difficult to find someone not already overloaded with his or her research and teaching responsibilities. Many students who apply for fellowships have heard about the opportunities through their involvement and networking with the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program (PSP). All students, though—not just Presidential Scholars—should be made aware of fellowships that are available for them to pursue, and provided with more group-oriented, hands-on programs to assist with all aspects of the application process. This may include more mock interviews, essay writing workshops, and practice social receptions, the latter of which are key for networking with other finalists and panelists prior to a final major fellowship interview. The current lack of a fellowships-oriented mindset at BC leads to hearsay among students about who is applying for what award, which prevents collaboration and support for one another among fellowship applicants. Further, with few students even attempting to apply for major fellowships, in some cases—there was only one Rhodes applicant for BC this year, when the University is permitted to nominate up to two candidates—there is little internal competition among BC students, which also points to a lack of a culture that encourages students to seek these opportunities. More demand from students looking to apply would also put more pressure on the University to expand the UFC, adding senior faculty and personnel to support applicants. When considering post-graduation plans, BC students have at their disposal numerous resources for career and graduate school counseling, with a Career Center offering advice, information, and career fairs throughout the year. The opportunity to apply for any one of the various national fellowships, however, is not as widely publicized or encouraged to the greater student body. The University, through an expanded UFC, should seek to replicate its approach to career services with fellowships advising, which perhaps could include a fellowships fair for prospective candidates. These steps will, over time, likely lead to more fellowships winners from BC and a better-established institutional legacy for multiple major awards, as opposed to just Fulbright grants.

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THE ONLINE BUZZ Printing reader comments from www.bcheights.com, the Online Buzz draws on the online community to contribute to the ongoing discussion. In response to “BC Excels In Fulbrights, Lags Behind In Other Major Fellowships” by Julie Orenstein, which ran on 11/17/14: As Grinnell’s former scholarship and fellowship director, I disagree with your assertion that the location of the institution “may account” for how many scholarships a school has historically won. The Rhodes districts are tweaked every year so that they are more-or-less equally competitive, both in terms of the size of the applicant pool and, historically, the strength of candidates from each state. Additionally, schools like Harvard and MIT draw students from across the country, and their applicants are given a choice of where to apply—their home state or where they go to school. Many of them, therefore, are not competing in District 1. Let’s discuss Fulbright, too, since that is a major focus of this article. In 2012-13, BC had 18 Fulbright scholars out of 64 applicants; that same year, Grinnell (student pop approx. 1/10th of BC’s) had 13 Fulbright scholars out of 55 applicants.

Home state geography plays no role whatsoever in Fulbright selection, yet Grinnell students put up comparable numbers despite being vastly outnumbered by their BC peers. Schools like Grinnell and Carleton do well in scholarship competitions because they have outstanding students who write terrific applications, not because of an unfair geographical advantage. —DOUG CUTCHINS In response to “Solidarity Starts With Awareness” by Alex Gaynor, which ran on 11/20/14: Alex, I could not agree more. I will add that for those that dismiss the prompt to serve that the example of martyrdom need not be the universal standard. Neither is becoming a priest/religious figure, or working in an non-profit. These martyrs demonstrate the willingness to act for the “other.” For the UCA, this came in a stand for the poor. What is it that BC a student body can stand for? —ROBERTO MARTINEZ

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Monday, November 24, 2014

In the dumps with the mumps

Mike Pescuma

Ignacio Third Floor - This semester’s TU/TD were brought to you in part by the entire third floor of Ignacio. (Yes, that even includes those of you who don’t know you contributed. Sometimes, it’s not what we are told—it’s what we notice.) We could not have brought the level of humor and absurdity to you, our good readers, that we did this semester (or at least we think we did) without them. We are going to miss the opportunity to report on their crazy antics in this column, but we suppose there is another floor in another building somewhere on this campus whose capers are equally worth telling. Thanksgiving - The only redeeming aspect of November, this is one of America’s greatest holidays. Leaving aside the PR disaster that this whole business caused after the colonists decided to fight and kill most of the people with whom they had only decades earlier broken bread, this is a fantastic holiday. What’s not to love about a day of relaxation, eating, and drinking with your family and friends? Japanese Game Shows - Speaking of absurdity, these probably take the cake. How do they come up with some of these things? There exist games such as “man eats spaghetti in a dryer” and “soccer with binoculars.” We are sure that someone somewhere gets paid very good money simply to think ridiculous thoughts. We just want to know where we can find a job application.

On April 26, 2013, I woke up, and I just knew. Maybe it was that the right side of my face felt a little warmer than usual. Maybe it was that I had some trouble moving my jaw or that I couldn’t open my mouth all the way. I didn’t even need to look in the mirror—I just knew. I had the mumps. After confirming that my head was halfway to morphing into the shape of a football, I skipped my morning shower routine and made a beeline straight for University Health Services (UHS). A few minutes in the waiting room and one WebMD-fueled research spiral later, and I was more confident in my self-diagnosis than ever (and less confident in my decision not to be pre-med than ever). I stated my case to UHS. This has to be the mumps, I insisted. A month ago, I had visited a friend at the University of Richmond, where there had been a mumps outbreak. My symptoms fell a day or two outside the typical incubation period if I had contracted it at Richmond, but what else could have explained why I looked the way I looked? I was vaccinated against the mumps, so they said it was probably just an infection or a virus. I was unconvinced by these diagnoses, but I only had one option. I could take some ibuprofen, but I still had to go to Philosophy of the Person II, which was starting in 15 minutes. I begrudgingly left UHS, went to class, and bided my time. They would take some blood work, run some tests, and get back to me in the next couple of days. A few days later I heard back—the results showed that I did not have the mumps.

Another day or two passed, however, and I woke up and the other side of my jaw had begun to swell. Hood turned up, baseball cap and sunglasses on, I once again sprinted from my dorm on College Road to UHS with the reluctant hope that my suspicions would be confirmed. At this point, the doctors seemed slightly less confident in their original diagnosis. They would run some more tests and get back to me sooner or later. A few days later, I received a call. I needed to drop everything and get to UHS immediately. Several other students had come in with the same symptoms as me. I would need to be quarantined as I was likely contagious. What was I contagious with? Oh, it was probably the mumps. There might have been a certain solace in knowing that I was not crazy— that when everyone else was wrong, I was the one who was right. I was vindicated, certainly, but this solace would not bring down the swelling; it would not help me against the impending doom of finals; and it would not excuse my absence from philosophy. You’ve probably heard stories exactly like mine (okay, maybe not exactly like mine) at least once or twice. One student receiving another’s lab results. No excused absences from class. Students not being prescribed the antibiotics that they just know will cure their cold. The complaints abound in freshman and senior residence halls alike. How can a department whose job is literally to care for the student body be the subject of so much negative criticism and vitriol? If something is broken, it should be fixed. I needed to get to the bottom of why UHS wasn’t being fixed, so I went straight to the source, and I found out that UHS might not be broken after all. Maybe some of the student body’s complaints weren’t that legitimate, and maybe the ones that were legitimate were overshadowing all of the success that UHS has every year. “When you have 27,000 visits, there

are going to be a few people that are not happy,” said Thomas Nary, director of UHS. “If someone’s not happy, they’re more vociferous.” Twenty-seven thousand visits seems like a lot. This number put the issue into perspective for me. I also realized that I was guilty of being an unhappy, vociferous student. Rather than going to UHS to complain about how I was unsatisfied with the way my case of the mumps was handled, I took the least productive route possible—I sat around and complained to my friends. While wallowing in my own swollen self-pity, I had asked myself (and anyone who would stand within five feet of me), “How could UHS not realize it was the mumps? Weren’t all the signs there?” Well, since then, I have had a revelation. This uncommon, random disease had not been seen in years—it would have been great if the professionals could have caught it, but it is completely understandable that they did not. I wish I had done more and let UHS know that I had an issue with how my case was handled, and next time I will. Although there is no formal process for submitting feedback—complaints, concerns, or compliments—to UHS online (and I really think there should be), we have email addresses, and UHS is readily available at uhs@bc.edu. Let them know what the problem is. On Main Campus, you’re probably never more than a 15-minute walk from UHS, so stop by and voice your concerns if you have them. Despite whatever negative experiences students may have had with UHS, we need to work together to make sure our issues are addressed. Its staff is there for us. They take care of us when we drink too much, give us flu shots, and make sure we don’t die. They deserve our respect and our help, just as we deserve to be able to voice our concerns and complaints in a constructive way.

Mike Pescuma is a staff columnist for The Heights. He can be reached at opinions@ bcheights.com.

A window into BC’s GLBTQ past Mod Intruders - They climbin’ in yo’ windows, snatchin’ yo’ assets up, tryna’ take ’em, so y’all need to hide yo’ clothes, hide yo’ purse, hide yo’ clothes, hide yo’ purse, and hide yo’ laptops, ’cuz they’re takin’ everything out there. In all seriousness, though, it is a bit upsetting that this is the second time in as many weeks that theft has made it into TU/TD. Some of our friends had all of their laptops whisked away from their Mod in the dead of night the day before last, and they are now left without laptops at an inopportune time. What do we learn from this? One, always lock your doors and secure your windows. Even if robbery is not a serious concern, this precaution will keep drunk, confused freshmen with dazed “where’s-the-party” looks on their faces from wandering into your abode. Second, backup, backup, backup—always, always, always back up your computer on a regular basis. That way, if something unthinkable were to happen, you would at least have your data. Farewell - This is our last offering to you before parting. It has been an honor and a privilege bringing TU/TD to you twice a week during the school year. We hope you have enjoyed reading these musings on life, liberty, and the pursuit of a better BC, as much as we have enjoyed writing them. We are well aware that our sense of humor is … different. The next time this paper comes out, TU/TD will be brought to you by other voices and other styles—ones that are unlikely to think making an accounting joke, consistently railing on normal New England weather, s—ting on every move that BC makes on social media, and making obscure references to dead authors are funny or worthwhile. Oh well, all things must pass. So, while fate is snatching this away from us, take this last column for sorrow’s tribute. And so, my brothers, hail, and farewell evermore!

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Eleanor Sciannella Last Thursday, the GLBTQ Leadership Council (GLC) hosted a panel of GLBTQ alumni from the past six decades to speak about their experiences as GLBTQ students at Boston College and how BC policy has changed over the years. The panelist from the ’60s described his sexuality as “leprosy.” He went to therapy for 20 years to deal with his “maturational arrest” (that’s what all the kids were calling homosexuality in those days). The panelist from the ’70s, when asked what the gay life at BC was like, replied, “There was no gay life.” The panelist from the ’80s called his portion of the talk “The Closet Continues” and spoke about the “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach to homosexuality at BC. While there was at least a GLBTQ presence on campus, it was an extremely isolated one. The representative from the ’90s was the only female panelist present. She had joined the GLBTQ group on campus, informally called “The Thursday Group” or the “McGuinn 3rd Floor Group.” During her time at BC, GLC was formally incorporated into UGBC and was funded by BC for the first time, and students organized a march on the house of University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., to protest the lack of a policy protecting GLBTQ students from discrimination. This fight continued in the 2000s, when the next panelist said that GLBTQ students on campus became very politicized. During that decade, it became unconstitutional to have antisodomy laws, and Massachusetts legalized gay marriage, yet, there was still no anti-discrimination policy at BC protecting GLBTQ students. He said that, when trying to meet with people to change this, there was never opposition

from any individual administrator—the problem seemed to be the conglomerate of “The Administration” itself, and he could never figure out how to get past that to effect change. I have met very few people at BC who are openly unaccepting of GLBTQ students. Yet, the panelist from the 2000s said that, if he had not come out in high school, he doesn’t think he would have at BC, which tells me that the alienating atmosphere of GLBTQ students at BC is coming from something bigger than any group of individuals. The panelist from the 2000s said that the administration did not allow GLC to put “gay” in the title of their events. The annual GLC gala cannot be called a dance. Offensive language is used by BC officials. The roommates of a friend of mine were leaving their Mod to go out one night when they were stopped by a BC police officer, and when they asked if there was a problem, he replied, “I thought you guys were having a party, but now I see it was just a bunch of f—gs.” BC includes sexual orientation (though not gender identity) in its anti-discrimination policies, but how it treats GLBTQ groups on campus does not reflect this. BC sanctions those anti-discrimination policies with “Jesuit, Catholic principles that sustain its mission and heritage.” I am not Catholic. The only way I have ever been taught to interpret the Bible was from my BC classes. I learned that the most important reflection of holiness was that one stood with marginalized groups. Jesus hung out with the lepers, the prostitutes, and the poor. I learned that social justice, doing service, and being a man or woman for others meant emulating him in that way. I never learned that gay was not okay. In fact, according to Catholic social teachings, we should be doing everything we can to support the gay agenda, as it is a marginalized group. So, if the panelist who graduated from BC in the ’60s felt like homosexuality was like leprosy, then I don’t

see a more perfect allegory for social justice than to stand with him and ease his suffering. You know the feeling you get when coming back to BC after the summer? Remember the first home football game of the season and walking down Campanella Way with alumni and their families sprawled all over campus offering burgers and beer to passersby? There are generations of BC alumni that have never experienced this because they felt so alienated in light of their sexual preference while here. The panelist from the ’80s told us that the night of the panel was the first time he had felt really welcomed back to BC. Every panelist expressed feeling disconnected from BC since graduation. Think of how many more families would be formed by BC alumni if it felt more acceptable to be visible as GLBTQ students. But none of those things really matters to The Administration when it comes down to it. So, let me start speaking its language: every single one of the panelists said that he or she has not donated to BC since graduating because of the administration’s attitude toward GLBTQ issues. Leahy (because I think you are at the center of the issue here, as the head of “The Administration”): Think of all the funding BC is missing out on because of the way its policies (or lack thereof ) shape the GLBTQ student experience at BC. I can’t give you the exact percentage of endowment you could have potentially received by now, because GLC is not allowed to reach out explicitly to GLBTQ alumni. The panelists themselves were people reached by hearsay. So, Father, it’s time to put aside whatever it is that is used to justify excluding GLBTQ students, because there is a huge chunk of BC love missing from our community, and it is no one’s fault but our own.

Eleanor Sciannella is a staff columnist for The Heights. She can be reached at opinions@bcheights.com.

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Voting vegetarian Kristy Barnes When you left the voting booth earlier this month, did you feel like you had made a difference, done something of importance, or completed your task of being a good and dutiful citizen for the year? Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you didn’t. In fact, in the year, months, or weeks that you spent preparing for your vote, gaining political perspective, and carefully determining who would get your useless vote, a vegetarian made a much bigger impact than your ballot ever could. Don’t believe me? Well, let’s look at some facts. According to a study of presidential elections conducted by the University of Columbia in 2009, the likelihood of your vote being a pivotal vote—the one that determines the outcomes of an election—is miniscule. The average chance is between one in 100 million and one in one billion, depending on in which state you vote. While a vote from New Hampshire has the best chance of being a pivotal vote—one in 10 million—the chance that New Hampshire’s electoral votes will be pivotal is one in 1,000. So, even if your vote was that one in 10 million event, the likelihood of its determining an election is still far off. A citizen of Washington, D.C.’s vote has a one in 100 billion chance of being a deciding vote, and D.C.’s electoral votes have a likelihood of one in 10,000 chance of being the deciding factor in an election. In other words, the chance of your vote making a difference is slim to none. In fact, you have a better chance of getting struck by lighting in the U.S.—that happens to one in every 700,000 people—than determining the outcome of the presidential election. Now, in the same year that you cast your virtually meaningless vote, a vegetarian saved hundreds of lives. Let’s look at statistics once again. The average American eats 26 chickens, one-half of a pig, one-quarter of a cow, 22 fish, and 218 shellfish each year. This, of course, does not include other animals such as lambs, turkeys, or the chickens that are slaughtered during egg production. The USDA estimates that each year, the average American kills 269 animals in the name of food. Furthermore, during that same year, the vegetarian did less harm to the environment than her meat-eating countrymen. Each person emits tons of CO2—a greenhouse gas that has been linked to detrimental climate change—into the atmosphere every year. According to the USDA, the average American meat-eater emits 3.3 tons of CO2 per year, while an American vegetarian emits 1.7 tons. That’s nearly one-half the emissions of a meat eater, which means a vegetarian is contributing less to one of the leading causes of climate change. Now, many will justify voting by saying that, while their votes may not count, it is important to vote—for what would happen if everyone thought that way and did not vote? That is a powerful thought and reason enough to cast your unimportant ballot. Now imagine the same argument in an alternate situation—the possibility of everyone thinking that way about eating meat. Sure, maybe 269 animals aren’t a lot in the grand scheme of things, but what if everyone ate meat? Given the statistics provided by the USDA, 81 billion animals would die each year (assuming the population of the U.S. is just over 300 million). I doubt such an argument will be enough to change even one person’s mind, but maybe it will provide a new perspective. What would one year of vegetarianism do? As of now, 5 percent of the U.S. population is vegetarian, and that saves over 4 billion animals each year. If all Americans abstained from eating meat, 81 billion animals would be saved. If all of Boston did the same, 1.1 billion would not die. If all Boston College undergrads went vegetarian for just one year, over 2.4 million lives would be spared. Of course, I am not suggesting you should stop voting—our country relies on voters to ensure democracy. But I am suggesting you reconsider your eating habits—animals rely on you to protect them. Now, vegetarian voters—they are doing it right.

Kristy Barnes is a staff columnist for The Heights. She can be reached at opinions@ bcheights.com.

THE HEIGHTS

Monday, November 24, 2014

‘Theory of Everything’ proves a brilliant biopic of scientist Stephen Hawking BY HANNAH MCLAUGHLIN For The Heights

Director James Marsh’s The Theory of Everything depicts the charming, yet imperfect love story of British physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife, Jane. The 123-minute biopic is an intimate glimpse into the life of one of the great minds of our time. Thanks to scintillating cinematography—as well as stellar performances by lead actors Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones— THE THEORY OF this film EVERYTHING captures James Marsh the brave spirit of Hawking’s career through its portrait of a young couple’s resilience. A physicist and cosmologist-in-training at England’s Cambridge University, Hawking (Redmayne) is a quick-witted college kid with an unusual curiosity for the mysteries of time and space. While diving into his studies, Stephen discovers a different sort of love when he meets the kind and confident Jane Wilde (Jones). The two gravitate toward one

another, and their budding relationship soon grows to romance. The artistry and creativity involved in shooting each scene is brilliant, the colors closely matching the mood of each moment. Bright hues dance across the screen, reflecting the lighthearted optimism of the couple as they walk through a carnival. Somber shades and darkness enshroud the devastating turns in their relationship. The director’s manipulation of light gives flare to the film, with Marsh bringing us to both extremes. Upon the advent of his relationship with Jane, Stephen notices tremors in his hands that make his detailed work in science increasingly difficult. Soon, Stephen finds himself losing control of his voluntary muscles, making once-simple acts like walking and talking a challenge. Terrified and confused, Hawking tries his best to ignore the sporadic tics and malfunctions. After a painful fall, Hawking is diagnosed at the age of 21 with motor neuron disease—a medical condition most commonly known to the public as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Stephen struggles with the realization that he likely has only a few short years to live. He is

given two years, a meagre timeframe for the career he had planned. He retreats into himself, shutting others out as motivation starts to deteriorate with his body. The film is a lesson in resilience, as Hawking rises out of his broken state—with the help of Jane and some friends from academia—and reclaims his ambitions as a scientist. His body continues to crumble, but Hawking grows optimistic with time. His scientific research is impeded significantly by the disease, but, confronting the challenges of his condition, Hawking returns to his work. The most exceptional element of The Theory of Everything is the cinematography. Marsh uses deliberately shaky footage at times to simulate Stephen’s tremors, bringing us into Hawking’s mind as he challenges his terrifying condition. Redmayne and Jones are dynamic leads to Marsh’s film, their onscreen chemistry allowing them to transition convincingly from lovestruck young adults to a disjointed married couple trying to cope with a terminal disease. Redmayne’s work is especially impressive, as he builds his character while simultaneously conveying

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‘Theory of Everything’ portrays the spirit of Hawking’s career through his resilient love for his wife. his physical deterioration. Despite the film’s phenomenal cast and camerawork, the centrality of Hawking’s relationship with Wilde can be distracting at times, upstaging his career. For a biographic film, there was very little focus on the contents of Hawking’s work, while his relationship is developed in excess. Additionally, time passes confusing throughout the film—cer-

tain characters age while others do not, and random montages throughout confound the ordering of the film’s events. In the words of Stephen Hawking, “Where there is life, there is hope.” The unyielding optimism of The Theory of Everything ultimately outshines its weaknesses, offering a refreshing take on the biopic—a genre, in recent years, lacking innovation. 

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The latest ‘Hunger Games’ installment, ‘Mockingjay: Part 1,’ suffers from a drawn-out plot and a contrived, though suspenseful, conclusion. BY SUMMER LIN Heights Staff

Had Suzanne Collins known the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy would be split up into two films, Katniss might have ended up back in the arena for the third time around. It is now routine for film adaptations to split single novels—like Rowling’s Harry Potter and the MOCKINGJAY: PART 1 Deathly HalFrancis Lawrence lows and Meyer’s Breaking Dawn—into two parts in order to conclude a series, particularly when there is a big budget involved. Even director Peter Jackson was able to squeeze three films out of the Hobbit under the lure of larger earnings. As its extensive title suggests, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1 is no exception to this rule. Unlike its predecessor, which saw its protagonist battling vicious primates and outrunning poisonous fog in a clock-like arena, however, Mockingjay benefits from none of the self-indulgent grandeur and teen romance of the previous two films. Instead, the latest installment to the franchise opens where Catching Fire leaves off: in District 13 right after Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has managed to survive the Quarter Quell. With her home district in shambles, Katniss is informed that she has become the new face of the rebellion and the dissenters’ only hope for overthrowing President Snow’s (Donald Sutherland) totalitarian state of Panem. The reluctant symbol of the revolution,

Katniss is introduced to District 13’s cold and ruthless leader, President Coin (Julianne Moore). Alongside her ranks are Cressida (Natalie Dormer), a defector from the Capitol who directs propaganda for the rebellion, Plutarch Heavensbee (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), the former architect of the games, and Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), the former mentor for the District 12 tributes. They are eager for Katniss to don the mockingjay pin and unify the districts against President Snow—she, however, remains wary of their intentions. Ultimately, Katniss agrees to join the resistance under the condition that the rebels rescue her love interest and fellow tribute, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) from the Capitol at the earliest opportunity. Along the way, Katniss is forced to acclimate to life in the regimented underground society and cope with the trauma left behind from the games. When she emerges above ground, it is to film propagandist shots to show all of Panem or to hunt with her best friend, Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth). Although not much occurs in ways of plot, a poignant, emotionally charged scene sees Katniss visit the wounded civilians of District 8 and witness the Capitol’s atrocities firsthand when Snow orders bombings onto the makeshift hospital. Notably absent from the film’s action is the tried and true love triangle subplot that defines the franchise’s first two films. The only snippets we manage to catch of Peeta are seen on grainy television screens as Snow wields him as a propagandist puppet and has him tortured in an attempt to break Katniss’ spirit. Even Gale—now District 13’s most

dedicated soldier—is more concerned with covert rescue missions and building weaponry than landing the girl. Mockingjay dispenses with the gladiatorial-style competition and violence that defines the franchise. By removing the game action, Mockingjay lacks the plot device largely responsible for the success and popularity of the films. Without an annual “Hunger Games” to anchor the film, the audience is left with a slow-paced plot and a gimmicky cliffhanger. The film’s shortcomings, however, derive not from the failings of the filmmaker, but from the lackluster source material itself. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1 makes the best out of arguably the weakest link in the trilogy. In a faithful adaptation to the novel, director Francis Lawrence sets an ominous, somber tone appropriate to the film’s mature themes. From Katniss’ traumatic, stress-induced nightmares to the thousands of corpses laid out in the wake of the District 12 bombings, Mockingjay is markedly darker in tone and subject matter than the first two films and develops its characters more deeply. Lawrence, moreover, delivers a stunning, emotionallyladen performance that gives credence to her two Oscar nominations and her Best Actress win for Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Ultimately, Mockingjay—Part 1 serves as a placeholder and transition film to the series’ more dramatic final installment, set to hit theaters next year. A let-down from last year’s markedly superior Catching Fire, the penultimate film in the franchise leaves much to be desired in ways of plot and action. Unfortunately, The Hunger Games without the games isn’t much to “hunger” for at all. 

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Director Bennett Miller’s wrestling ﬁlm ‘Foxcatcher’ makes all the right moves BY GRACE GODVIN Heights Staff

Bennett Miller’s latest might also be his best. Foxcatcher joins the ranks of the 47year-old director’s past greats: Moneyball and Capote. It’s the story of Mark and Dave Shultz, two of the most skilled wrestlers in the country, and their tumultuous relationship with millionaire John du Pont, played electrifyingly by an almost unrecognizable Steve Carrell. Du FOXCATCHER Bennett Miller Pont, heir to the du Pont fortune, comes to Mark Shultz (Channing Tatum) in hopes of making his Pennsylvania property the site of the USA Olympic team training facility. It starts off as a promising offer for Mark, as he received an offer via helicopter to live rent-free on du Pont’s property. Mark and du Pont quickly forge a friendship as du Pont throws gifts, money, and even drugs at Mark. There’s an especially remarkable scene where John introduces Mark to cocaine while flying on his helicopter to an event in du Pont’s honor.

As du Pont’s schizophrenic nature is slowly unveiled, the tension between Mark and du Pont escalates. Du Pont pushes rigid training regimens on the wrestlers and believes in his own delusion as coach, despite knowing close to nothing about wrestling. His love for guns is also cause for unease, as he even fires one in the training facility. Perhaps most unsettling is the way Carrell carries du Pont. He never raises his voice, speaks in the off-putting dialect of an introvert, and lives alone on a massive estate, with only his mother and security team as company. It is a testament to Carrell’s portrayal that the character never feels like a caricature whose actions are difficult to predict. As one can predict, though, the relationship between the eager Mark and unsettling du Pont eventually tears. At the request of du Pont, Mark recruits his brother Dave to join them at the millionaire’s Foxcatcher. It’s at this point that Mark begins to resent du Pont. Dave, played by the always fantastic Mark Ruffalo, is a wonderfully sane counter to John and brings a measured reality back to Foxcatcher Farms. It’s clear that Dave has always played a fatherly role with Mark, and once he arrives at Foxcatcher, Dave’s older brother instincts take over.

As the Olympic trials loom near, Mark’s anger gets the best of him and he begins to lag in his training. After a disastrous showing at trials, Dave takes over Mark’s training, distancing Mark from du Pont in the process. The psychotic du Pont, however, still thinks of Mark as his best friend and finds Dave at fault in their tension, rather than the belittling way du Pont treats Mark. What Miller has created here is an insight into the perils of wealth and power paralleled by the competitive world of sports. Du Pont is unwilling to confront the truth that his money cannot buy him friends or respect. Instead, he blames others, eventually leading to a dramatic climax. Despite its 134-minute run time, not once does any moment, masterfully shot by cinematographer Greg Fraser, feel unnecessary. In fact, what makes Foxcatcher exceptional is the pace Miller has created. He wraps the tension of his characters in a framework that is so meticulously patient, the stress is undeniably palpable. Miller’s ability to pull authentic performances out of unlikely actors shines once again in Foxcatcher. In Moneyball, he turned Jonah Hill from Superbad stoner to an Oscar-nominated actor whose credits

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The Oscar-hopeful ‘Foxcatcher’ lands itself among Miller’s past great works, including ‘Capote.’ now include the work of Martin Scorcese and an upcoming film with Ethan and Joel Coen. There’s no doubt that working with Miller can similarly escalate Carrell’s career, with a performance that will surely be nominated by the Academy. Miller, as well, is no stranger to awards

season and will undoubtedly find himself in the eye of the race again this year. Not only is Foxcatcher superb, but also the competition Miller faces this year is unusually weak. Having won the Palme d’Or in Cannes this past May won’t hurt his chances, either. 

The Heights

Monday, November 24, 2014

Five BC acts take the stage for Music Guild’s fall band showcase

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1. William Bolton performs his ‘Summer Breeze’ hits 2. Atomic Pizza Slap delivers a retro-inspired set 3. Seaver’s Express refines its original sound 4. Juice fills the room with its nine-member act 5. Lucid Soul lets the instrumentals shine.

Fall Band Showcase, from A8 Bolton—the artist formerly known as Times New Roman—started the night with a sevensong set of original work, with bandmates Dan Lyle, A&S ’16, and Victor Araromi, A&S ’17, providing trance-like instrumental backing. A producer by trade, Bolton’s live set might have been a weaker point of his music a year ago, but hardly today. For the Detroit native, 2014 was a marathon year. A prolific performer on campus last spring, Bolton has been working persistently as a disruptor in BC’s band scene, challenging other performers to move to a professional standard. Working with legendary hip-hop producer Ryan Leslie over the summer, Bolton released his Summer Breeze album at the end of August, and he has since opened for national acts Chainsmokers and Shwayze. Saturday’s set was grounded in Bolton’s Summer Breeze sound. A smooth, oftenpsychedelic mix of sounds, his performance covered several of his classics, including “Let’s Stay Together” and “Satisfaction,” while also introducing some new material. “Rockstar” showed off a more experimental aesthetic

for Bolton, while “Move Around Me” harkened back to the feel-good vibes of his 2013 Satisfaction EP. Balancing tight vocals with rap verses and guitar work, Bolton showed his versatility as an artist, and he set a high standard for the rest of the evening. Atomic Pizza Slap, the evening’s second act, is too alternative for Facebook, so don’t bother looking it up. Front-woman Julianne Quaas, A&S ’15, gave theatrical color to the seven-piece rock band, leading off the band’s set with a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode.” Quaas dances across the stage as she sings. Limbs flying and guitars blazing, the performance was spectacle almost too big for the Cabaret Room. One of the set’s highlights was a cover of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” which was arguably more Freddy Mercury than Cyndi Lauper. And fittingly, Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” served as the peak of the band’s set. Atomic Pizza Slap had all the theatrics of late ’70s rock infused into its live set, and while it touched on Weezer, the band’s performance was overwhelmingly a retro-inspired performance. Seaver’s Express, last year a fun, but decidedly unrefined jam band, has grown into

one of the University’s most exciting acts. Taking in three new members over the last year—most recently, bassist Conor Gallagher, CSOM ’16, as well as vocalist-keyboardist Zoe Ainsburg and vocalist-guitarist Brian Seaver, both of Berklee College of Music—the band now stands as a developed five-piece act, with a relatively extensive repertoire of original work. Saturday’s performance brought the often-understated Ainsburg to the foreground, showing off her impressive range as a lead vocalist with an exceptional cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.” Also packaged into the set was the band’s breakaway single “A Different Gravity” and a rousing gospel rendition of “Have Mercy”—prefaced by a off-color sermon from Brian. The band has a strong live set, with guitar Sean Seaver, A&S ’16, playing off of Gallagher’s energy in the background, while drummer Chris Southiere, of the Berklee College of Music, keeps the sound punchy. Even its recent single, “2x2,” which was somewhat underwhelming as a studio recording, had tons of flair on stage. While the band has some strong material, it’s ultimately its chemistry that makes it stand out.

By the time Juice made its way to stage, the Cabaret room was bumping. The smaller venue is Vanderslice Hall arguably was never designed for a band as big as Juice—and its members seem to multiply every couple days. All nine members of the young band, however, eventually made it to the stage. Leading off with “Pineapple Groove,” the alternative-hip-hop-soul-throw-whatevergenre-you-like-in-at-this-point band has a frenetic energy on stage. Playing off of one another, lead singers Ben Stevens and Christian Rougeau, both A&S ’17, served as a dynamic front for the band, with other lead singer Kamau Burton, A&S ’17, missing from the first bit of the set. Rougeau entreated us to rap vocals best compared to Chance the Rapper’s work in an untitled new song, while Steven nearly perfectly channeled Sam Smith in the band’s cover of “Not the Only One.” In what felt like a miraculous appearance, Burton rejoined the band for its last song, making his way over from a Heightsmen a cappella performance also that evening. Rounding it off with “Where I Wanna Be,” a staple for Juice at this point, the group showed off why Juice has soaked itself so deeply into BC culture over the last year.

Closing up the showcase was Lucid Soul, the winner of BC’s Battle of the Bands two years ago. Back in spring 2013—when the ’70s-inspired rockers were afforded the opportunity to open for Macklemore after winning the music competition—Lucid Soul was very much alone in the ranks of the University’s music scene. Saturday’s showcase showed how independent music culture at BC has since built around innovators like Lucid Soul. Ostensibly a jam band, Lucid Soul lets the instrumentals do most of the talking, with lead singer James Farrell, A&S ’15, adding big vocal flavor where needed. Running through some of the strongest points in its repertoire, the band closed off with “Wasting Daylight,” a powerful, fast-paced rock ballad. Tellingly, Saturday’s Lucid Soul performance was a actually just warmup for the band, which later that evening played a live concert in the Mods. The Cabaret Room is a favorite place for BC’s band scene—the site of many of the Music Guild’s open mic nights and related events—but it’s also a space it’s started to outgrow, the popularity of Saturday’s acts extending far beyond the venue orange walls. n

‘The boys’ step up for Heightsmen show Heightsmen, from A8 and Lyons transitioned into a smooth falsetto by the song’s end, demonstrating a nearly boundless vocal range. Debuted in this fall cafe, “Earth Angel” will prove a strong addition to the Heightsmen’s repertoire in semesters to come. Sexual Chocolate Catering to its a cappella-loving audience, Sexual Chocolate made its entrance through song. Specifically, the group began a rousing pseudo-performance of Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles.” Quickly admitting that they should leave singing to the Heightsmen, though, the Sexual Chocolate members dropped the vocals and kept to what they do best. A

step team with strong performance traditions at BC, Sexual Chocolate did not fail to captivate the crowd, adding sweet flavor to the Heightmen’s rich sets. With precision, intensity, and charisma, the dance crew enhanced the evening in a way only a good dose of Chocolate really could. An all-male a cappella group and an all-male step team together in one place—as coach Steve Addazio might comment, “That’s a whole lotta dudes.” Pat Fei channeling Alicia Keys Although Alicia Keys may seem like an odd choice for the Heightsmen’s testosterone-infused identity, their arrangement and performance of “If I Ain’t Got You” undoubtedly stole the show. With a stunning solo from Patrick Fei, A&S ’18, the

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Sexual Chocolate brought smooth moves to the Heightsmen’s fall cafe on Saturday.

vocals perfectly carried the lovesick emotion of Keys’ 2003 hit. Energizing the entire room, the Heightsmen’s “If I Ain’t Got You” was a power ballad with exceptional versatility. As Fei’s fellow Heightsmen stood behind the freshman singer—driving his solo home with impressive background vocals—the unity with the group was palpable. Welcoming the newest generation In tune with Heightsmen tradition, the fall cafe serves as a testing ground for the group’s newest soloists. For four members of the group, Saturday’s show was a first fall cafe. Jeremy Medina, A&S ’17, Mike Mastellone, CSOM ’18, Michael McKernan, A&S ’17, and Fei all joined together in an elaborately choreographed dance before the ensemble’s last set. Grooving to songs like Justin Bieber’s “Baby” and Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda,” the dance was a way for the audience and performers alike to relax and laugh, as well as an opportunity for a few of the newest Heightsmen to shake it off to some sick beats. Zac Brown Band influences Leading off the night’s last set, the Heightsmen performed “Overnight,” a romantic, soulful song from Zac Brown Band. Although the Heightsmen might not be conventional country, they did manage to incorporate two songs from Zac Brown Band into their routine: both “Overnight” and “Colder Weather.” Neither tune seemed out of place, and the Heightsmen were able to put their own spin on the rustic, acoustic feel of these pieces and make them a powerful piece of repertoire. Sean Spata, A&S ’16, took the lead in “Overnight,” bringing a little country to Boston for the night. n

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SEASA and Conspiracy Theory hosted a night of dance to support the Blue Dragon foundation.

BC groups dance for a cause Dance, from A8 focused on a lot on the group’s older members. With a humorous plot in the performance (BCPD vs. Robbers) and interactive song selections, the segment was very entertaining to watch since transitions were great once again. Dance Ensemble first featured tap dancing to a more lyrical song that was interesting, but the members were a bit offbeat. The real showcase was the second song that combined breakdancing songs and traditional songs, which allowed for the members to use traditional Indian moves and more snake-like movements. Not to be left out in the costume contest, F.I.S.T.S., an all-girl step team, had a great routine featuring a flight attendant theme. The movements were in sync, and the rotations of the members allowed all of the different members to get some time to showcase their unique starts to the routines. VIP (Vida de Intensa Pasion), a Latin

dance group on campus, featured three different songs of varying rhythms, which allowed for a showcase of various Latin dance routines. The switch-off of dance partners between songs was done fluidly and mesmerizingly. One of the more intricate aspects of the event was AeroK’s ability to fit its substantial group onto the smaller stage. The biggest hip-hop dance group showcased its talent, maneuvering well on the small stage by breaking its bigger group into smaller groups and being able to move well among each other. The routine worked in everyone and focused on hand movement. Finally, the members of Phaymus were all able to sync their bodies very well to the heavy drumbeats of the songs. They combined those persistent heavy beats with hand movements, but they were also able to change up their routine throughout the songs. Lots of folk spend their Friday nights dancing. Most are not good enough to warrant a showcase, or a showcase for charity. n

Yes, it’s time: the top Christmas albums for this year’s holiday season Crystal Chon Although the turkey has not quite been carved, and we have yet to hold hands around the dinner table admiring plump potatoes and caramelized yams, Santa’s sleigh is well on its way, and it is delivering a fresh supply of musical Christmas cheer. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise—it’s definitely appropriate to break out the holiday tunes now. Picture wrapping yourself up in your quilts, sliding your hands around a mug of hot chocolate, and cozying up by the fire while listening to those Christmas songs to

get you in the finals-are-over-and-I’mfree mood. Hang in there, Eagles, and read on to see whose voice you should be listening to as you catch those wintry flights home, bake those snowman cookies, and tinsel those Christmas trees. Idina Menzel - Holiday Wishes Menzel has a powerful voice that can fluidly carry from Disney pictures to Broadway productions. She showcases her vocals in Holiday Wishes, which will melt your hearts as you walk amid the Boston winters. The control in her voice as she carries out long notes in the finest vibrato is truly spectacular. With songs ranging from

the lull of her “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” to the tambourine beat of “All I Want for Christmas is You,” Menzel does not disappoint fans, both young and old—and she’ll have you swaying and dancing to the beat of her songs all Christmas long. Earth, Wind & Fire - Holiday If you’re looking for the original, classical holiday tunes this Christmas, Earth, Wind & Fire’s Holiday might not be your cup of hot chocolate. It change up well-known, traditional Christmas songs with its soulful, funky sound. Many times, if it weren’t for the lyrics, you would not even recognize that the songs are covers. This is not a bad

thing, though, as each track throws its own unique flair to get you grooving to the beat. “Winter Wonderland” most notably embodies modes of percussion and trumpet runs to create this terrific, offbeat feel. What is noteworthy, though, is a throwback of its hit single, “September” with a twist on the lyrics to make the song titled “December.” LeAnn Rimes - One Christmas: Chapter One If you’re looking for less common Christmas covers, LeAnn Rimes’ One Christmas: Chapter One has unique tracks including “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” which, while unfamiliar, still gives off a jingly Christmas

vibe. Although Rimes is most known for her country roots in music, this Christmas album sets a little bit of a different tone, but is still a pleasant sound for this upcoming holiday season. This album has been quite popular with listeners already, probably because of Rimes’ gifted vocal ability that can soothe any listeners’ ears. “Silent Night, Holy Night” best represents this, and it definitely deserves a listen by anyone in need of Christmas cheer.

Crystal Chon is a contributor for The Heights. She can be reached at arts@ bcheights.com.

ARTS&REVIEW MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014

THE FINER THINGS

Deﬁning yourself at BC

ARIANA IGNERI At Boston College, it can feel like who we are is defined by what we do. Involvement becomes identity—interest becomes individuality. There’s the funny kid in Fleabag, cracking jokes in the O’Connell House. There’s the quarterback on the football team, practicing plays in Alumni. There’s the 4Boston volunteer, catching the T at Reservoir. And then there’s the arts columnist for The Heights (me!), editing stories in Mac 113 on any given Wednesday or Sunday. Before we end up as any of these things, though, we arrive at BC with clean slates—eager to embark on a journey of self-discovery, to find ourselves by finding our passions, to spend the next four years of our lives creating a definition that we can be proud of. Who we were and what we did in high school doesn’t quite matter anymore. We’re free to reinvent ourselves. We can do whatever we want. We can be whomever we want. As freshmen, we use the Student Involvement Fair, listservs, and information sessions like we would use a dictionary or thesaurus, paging through everything that BC has to offer until something comes up appearing to fit us—something that we think would work well within the context of our new lives. Eventually, we become so invested in what we’re doing that it pervades every aspect of our being. It determines how we think, and what we think about. It determines how we spend our time and energy, and whom we spend it with. It determines how people perceive us, regardless of whether we intended it to. By junior and senior year, our commitments often precede our character. We recognize each other in terms of majors, clubs, and jobs, sometimes before thinking about the person behind the leadership, volunteer, or research position. We depend on these definitions to understand our peers, but also to relate who we are to them. For as long as I’ve been at BC, I’ve been the “English major-newspaper” girl. That’s the definition I chose for myself, and that’s how people seem to know me. Students I’ve never met have come up to me and told me they’ve enjoyed reading my work. Professors I’ve only had once have talked to me about features I’ve written on the first day of class. Friends from home who I haven’t seen in years have commented on the articles I’ve posted on Facebook. What I’ve done at BC has defined who I am—just as I wanted it to. This is the last time my column, The Finer Things, will appear on the Arts & Review front page, the last time I’ll be considered a member of this publication’s editorial board, and the last time I’ll be able to use the definition I spent years at BC refining to describe myself in the present tense. The Heights isn’t who I am anymore, but it will always be a huge part of who I was. It’s going to be a strange last semester at BC, not having the organization that impacted my entire collegiate career play as integral a role in my life as it did in the past. I’ll be spending my time differently, thinking about things differently, and, inevitably, defining myself differently. I’ll have to find a new way to connect with people around me, one that is completely separate from what I do on campus. Being able to discover who you are by doing what you love is one of the greatest things about college—but it can also be one of the scariest. When a commitment ends, it feels a little like losing a part of yourself. It feels like being undefined all over again. With our lives at BC revolving so closely around our activities, it’s hard to think about yourself as an individual, as someone apart from the funny kid on Fleabag, the quarterback on the football team, the 4Boston volunteer, or the arts columnist on The Heights. It’s hard to think about identity independent from involvement—but if being involved at BC has given me anything, it’d be the strength to try. And that strength, undoubtedly, is a finer thing.

Ariana Igneri is the Assoc. Arts & Review Editor for The Heights. She can be reached at arts@bcheights.com.

JOHN WILEY / HEIGHTS EDITOR

The Cabaret Room was transformed into a professional stage for the Music Guild’s fall band showcase, hosted in conjunction with the Campus Activities Board.

THE DISRUPTORS A spirit of innovation tied together the independent musicians in Fall Band Showcase BY JOHN WILEY Arts & Review Editor It’s been a year since Seaver’s Express started laying down its tracks at Boston College, and a year since William Bolton, CSOM ’16, released his debut EP. Last fall, Juice was nothing more than a beverage, and Atomic Pizza Slap was an odd phrase. BC’s independent music landscape has seen significant change over the last year, and this semester’s Fall Band Showcase was emblematic of this shift. Veteran act Lucid Soul was joined by an almost entirely fresh cast of characters this weekend, even Seaver’s Express—which debuted at last year’s event— significantly changed from the November before. This was not last year’s showcase, all five acts no-

ticeable improvements from the 2013 dynamic. The Music Guild—in conjunction with the Campus Activities Board—also took a more professional approach to the event. Clunky, standalone speakers were replaced by a full concert sound system, and with five hours spent on setup, the stage itself was up to spec with small venues around the city. The night has the air of a ticketed music festival, and a sound quality any frequent concertgoer would envy. It all felt quite odd. When did good independent music arrive in bulk at BC? There’s no obvious explanation, but the evening’s first act could explain some of it. Neo-soul performer William

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Campus dance groups sync together for fall showcase EILEEN KAO For The Heights

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Jeremy Medina, A&S ’17, was one of the new Heightsmen soloists to take the stage on Saturday.

A ‘whole lotta dudes’ in Devlin for The Heightsmen’s fall cafe MARIAN WYMAN Heights Staff

Devlin 008 was packed, and a quick scan of the oversized classroom could clue one in that these students weren’t here for a lecture. Early Saturday evening, the Heightsmen of Boston College were hosting their fall cafe—a culmination of the all-male a cappella group’s work through the fall semester. Here, the group debuted new tunes and also sang some classics from its repertoire—this time around, inviting male step team Sexual Chocolate along for the ride. Although a universally strong evening of music and performance, this year’s fall cafe had some stand-out moments. Here are the highs of the Heightsmen’s fall cafe. “Buy U A Drank” Ushered in with some soulful dance, the Heightsmen’s rendition of T-Pain’s “Buy U A Drank” was a whole lot cooler

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than T-Pain—which admittedly, doesn’t necessarily say much in itself. Soloists David Goebel, A&S ’16, and Harrison Daubert, A&S ’15, garnered the audience’s attention with sultry R&B vocals and couple rap verses to match. The Heightsmen performed the song attentively, keeping with their pedigree of musicality even as the crowd responded, quite vocally, to the group’s comic dance routine. This song was the Heightsmen in its best form—fun and energetic, but always technically on point, too. An Impressive Range Owen Lyons, A&S ’17, took control with his powerful solo in the Penguins’ classic “Earth Angel.” Lyons was all about that bass, and with his shockingly deep and accurate low register, he had the audience craving more. The Heightsmen, however, aren’t about keeping in the comfort zone,

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‘Mockingjay: Part 1’

The latest ‘Hunger Games’ installment is ultimately unsatisfying, A6

The South East Asian Student Association (SEASA) along with breakdance group Conspiracy Theory, hosted a fall showcase featuring creativity for a good cause, because sometimes dancing just is not enough. Sometimes dancing for donations is not enough. Sometimes, you just have to dance dressed up as a BCPD officer or a flight attendant. This year’s showcase featured eight dance groups to raise awareness for the Blue Dragon—a children’s foundation dedicated to rescuing kids in crisis in Vietnam. Blue Dragon has been able to send 3,058 children back to school and provide accommodation for 208 boys and girls. The event was held in the Murray Function Room, which allowed for 150 to be seated and featured a small stage. The room was quickly filled, though, forcing some viewers to stand in the back. The eight groups that performed were Irish Step; Presenting Africa To U (PATU), UPrising; KAYA; Conspiracy Theory; Boston College Dance Ensemble; Females Incorporating Sisterhood Through Step (F.I.S.T.S.); VIP; AeroK; and Phaymus. Kicking the event off, Irish Step consisted of two groups for the night—a larger group and an all-girls group—to accommodate for the smaller stage. The performance focused heavily on leg movement, and its strongest point was its in-sync tap dance without any music.

‘The Theory of Everything’

The Stephen Hawking biopic seems to have all the right answers, A6

The Showcase took a cultural turn for the next crew. PATU featured traditional African dances, with the dancers clad in tribal clothing. The music was very energetic and rhythmic, and the group’s dancers used powerful legwork and arm movement in order to keep along with the beat. The team had one either lucky or alarmingly clever lone male dancer who worked well with the mostly female crew. He fit well into the group’s intricate formations. When UPrising took the stage, the event was finally able to showcase some boys, but it was the group’s charisma that stood out. A co-ed hip-hop group, UPrising featured fluid and concise dance patterns. UPrising worked well together and gave off easy energy. The transitions were seamless like some of the other groups. The dancers did not get much time to rest between each song. Each solo dance distinguished itself from the others. The next group, Kaya, was also co-ed, but featured separate male and female dances. The moves were simplistic and seemed to work well with the lighter songs, but the members seemed a bit dazed. Spacing among the members was a bit awkward, and coordination could have been better. Nearly halfway through the evening, it was time for some breakdancing. Conspiracy Theory was up next with an all-male breakdance group, which

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SPORTS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Endings and answers in Wakulla

CONNOR MELLAS “How do y’all think you say that?” drawls our raggedy-bearded, rotund bus driver, gesturing toward the glowing Wakulla Inn & Suites sign. It’s of Indian origin, he declares, but the locals apparently developed their own pronunciation. “Weaaaahhhlll killlll yuhhh!” he bellows, cracking up before the last of the “uhhhs” can escape his throat. Decidedly amused by the joke, he allows for a few more chuckles before following us up into the bus. The doors swoosh shut, and he wheels us into the darkness. With one foot on the Panhandle and the other scraping the edge of some muted oblivion, Wakulla rests 24 lonely miles from Tallahassee, lost between a Jason Isbell song and Rust Cohle’s mind. Battalions of thin, greyish trees pull upward and then burst into a horizondefining, earthy green blanket that stretches on for ages. Midnight-black spells of unwinding back road find light in the bright reflection of high beams and the sporadic promises of Dollar Expresses and Savannah’s Country Buffet’s elusive $2 breakfast. Passing through under the cover of night, “Weaaaahhhlll killlll yuhhh!” feels empty and overwhelming, sprawling and consuming. It’s exactly what I wanted. Throwing a mind-numbing quote from a coach at the end of your story is almost always the easy way out. It’s the frilly bow, the dangling escape rope left to save you from the torturous process of digging in one last time to pull it all together with biting wit or lasting insight. After writing columns every week for the last two semesters, it’s tempting to say, “Hey this was great, thanks for everything, see you around.” The thought of that felt just like copping out of the finale of a story, though. A coach can tell you that they played hard and they’ll be ready for the next game, but there’s gotta something better, something deeper than that. I left my penultimate newspaper production last Wednesday night feeling utterly tortured, my stomach pitted. Testing every inch of my pillow and staring at the ceiling for hours on end, apprehension of this final column wracked and rattled my head—what the hell do you write if you can’t figure out how you feel? Even if I wanted to tie that metaphorical bow on the last year of my life, I didn’t know where to find it. So, I stopped trying to write and started hoping one more road trip, one more adventure with our Photo Editor, Emily, would help me figure it out. Ever since I lied to everyone and promised to dial down the weirdness in that first column back in December, being Sports Editor has reigned supreme over every other aspect of my life. It brought me to points of elation and exhaustion, took me to the Heisman Ceremony and tossed me head first out of a Web Apps class. I covered Shreveport and Philly, Johnny Gaudreau and Tyler Murphy, and lost hours of sleep grappling with layout and putting our Managing Editor, Joseph, and Layout Editor, Maggie, in fits on the wrong side of our 2 a.m. deadline. Jerry York awed me, Steve Addazio electrified and floored me, and the unending stream of scores, tweets, stories, and edits barred me from the Plex for months. I made wonderful friends I’ll never forget, and lost a few along the way. A year later, I don’t know whether or not I truly loved this job. But I do know I needed it.

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EMILY FAHEY / HEIGHTS EDITOR

BC falls to FSU in Tallahassee heartbreaker BY CONNOR MELLAS Sports Editor The great Doak Campbell Stadium scoreboard tracking the impending death of the third quarter slipped to zero before resetting at 15:00, and Jameis Winston gazed into the distance like a mortally wounded cobra preparing to strike or die. Tomahawk stickers plastering his dull 20 Florida State golden helmet, mouth curling with disgust, and Boston College 17 eyes burning with machine-like focus, Winston walked off the field. This was not supposed to be happening—not again. The reigning Heisman trophy winner and National Champions found themselves, for the umpteenth time this season, in a dogfight with a less talented team, and now they were tied 17-17 and grappling to stay undefeated late in the game. It was not for want of effort. For three quarters, Boston College ran defiantly over the wet grass like hell demons set free in Tallahassee and played enough gutsy defense to keep Tyler Murphy’s offense in the game. As sheets of rain whipped mercilessly on the poncho-d crowd, the ’Noles would make good in front of their arm-chopping fans, ruthlessly running down the clock and kicking a 26-yard field goal with three seconds remaining. Winston would pull off the desperate victory again, in the end, guiding FSU to a 11-0 record and a 20-17 win over the Eagles on Saturday evening—but not before BC nearly set Tallahassee aflame. “If they’d nailed that field goal, we would’ve been cooked.” “That was too dang close, that kid puts it through, and we’re screeeewed.” Southern-accented claims like these sprouted up with abundance among the drenched masses of FSU fans emptying out of the game, and similar verbal grimaces will surely circulate on Twitter until the next near-disaster

Seminoles game. When kicker Alex Howell lined up 42 sloshing-wet yards away from paydirt with 4:37 left on the clock and a chance to put the Eagles up by three, the upset-kings-of-the-world title was in the Eagles’ grasp. It wasn’t theirs to claim. “It was my shot,” Howell said. “I missed it. Nobody else’s fault, that’s just what it is.” Murphy led a truly masterful drive in the fourth quarter to get to that point, propelling BC from its 12-yard line to FSU’s 25, and burning eight minutes and 52 treacherous, heart-pounding seconds off the clock. BC head coach Steve Addazio and offensive coordinator Ryan Day went to the running back roulette, emptying the deck and featuring Myles Willis, Jon Hilliman, Tyler

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EMILY FAHEY / HEIGHTS EDITOR

Dayton outlasts Eagles through a defensive battle BY KYLE BARANKO For The Heights

EMILY FAHEY / HEIGHTS EDITOR

After a rough start to the season, the Eagles are winning and hitting a hot streak of form.

Complete effort propels Eagles to weekend sweep BY JACK STEDMAN Heights Staff In an up-and-down season thus far, Boston College men’s hockey has yet to prove itself as a serious title contender. After losing to 4 Boston College top-10 teams Maine 1 UMass-Lowell, Denver, and Boston University, and then dropping points to the likes of unranked UConn and Harvard, the jury is still out on whether BC can turn it around. Things seem to be looking up after a complete victory on Saturday night against

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Maine, however. After a slow start, the Eagles handled the Black Bears to cruise to a comfortable 4-1 win. “We were sharp, and emotionally and physically involved in the game the whole 60 minutes,” York said. All the things that were preached in the preseason—the importance of defense and the necessity for the seniors to step up—were evident on the ice. Destry Straight produced his best outing of the season and his first career two-goal game, sparking the Eagles’ of-

Men’s Hockey, B5

Heights Photo: Best of the selects

Photo Editor Emily Fahey compiled a collection of her favorite pics from this year......B3

Boston College fell to Dayton University 65-53 in a defensive battle on Sunday evening. In the third place game in the Puerto Rico 65 Tip-Off, both Dayton Boston College 53 sides displayed physicality and effort in a contest that was neck-in-neck until the final minutes. Jordan Sibert led the Flyers to the win with a 20-point performance, benefitting from the attention his teammate Dyshawn Pierre received as a result of strong play in the interior. The Eagles worked hard to keep up with Dayton’s fast paced attack in the first half. Both teams played great defense initially, forcing contested jump shots as the shot clock wound down. As the period wore on, however, Dayton increasingly looked to exploit its size advantage in the paint. The Flyers fed Pierre and Kendall Pollard down low, using their dominant athleticism to feast on the smaller BC front line. They combined for 17 first-half points. The chances in the paint also opened up opportunities for sharpshooter Sibert on the outside, who went 4-6 from 3-point range in a 12-point scoring outburst. The Flyers

TU / TD: Kudos for trick plays

Winston kindly validated our hatred (again), and Addazio & co. showed serious guts......B5

led by as much as 10 as the Eagles went 1-6 from 3-point range and searched for a groove offensively. BC showed off its speed with a ferocious alley-oop dunk in transition from Olivier Hanlan to Garland Owens. BC had a chance to tie or take the lead but turned the ball over with 25 seconds left, one of its nine turnovers in the first half. In the opening minutes of the second half, center Dennis Clifford showed some dominance of his own on the block against Dayton’s front line. The 7-footer did it all, with a put-back off his own miss, a taken charge, and some stout rim protection all in the span of one minute. Hanlan also came out of the gate aggressively, scoring three quick baskets and pacing the BC offense. Head coach Jim Christian seemed to fire up his team at the half, as the Eagles played with a newfound sense of purpose. Senior Eddie Odio’s energetic play led to countless deflections, vicious blocks, and an emotional 3-point play put-back with nine minutes remaining. Odio’s intensity fired up the BC bench and led to aggressiveness across the board, as the Eagles found themselves in the double bonus with a whopping nine minutes remaining in

Men’s Basketball, B5

Women’s Hockey.......................B4 Sports in Short.........................B2

THE HEIGHTS

Monday, November 24, 2014

Kelly Hughes, Katie Quandt help Erik Johnson & co. beat Bryant BY ALEC GREANEY For The Heights “[This game had] the most disparate rebounding numbers I’ve ever seen from half to half.” In that sen79 Bryant tence, Boston Boston College 90 College women’s basketball head coach Erik Johnson summed up a game that didn’t look like just one game. By the numbers: BC outrebounded Bryant 23-12 in the first half. In the second half, Bryant led 29-14. In the first half, each team had six secondchance points, while BC led in the paint 24-12. In the second half, Bryant racked up 24 second-chance points compared to five for BC, while the Bulldogs also led the battle down low, 18-12. Of course, only one statistic matters in the end. BC kept that one firmly in its favor all game as the team picked up its third win of the year, knocking off Bryant 90-79 on Sunday. During BC’s stretch of dominance under the rim, the story was Katie Quandt. The 6-foot-4 freshman, who came into game with 15 career points in her first three games, put up 16 points inside for the Eagles, including 10 in the first half. For a team that prides itself on its ability to shoot 3-pointers, BC only took eight in the first 20 minutes, riding Quandt and fellow center Karima Gabriel on its way to a 12-point lead at halftime. At the beginning of the second half, things changed. Bryant came out running a full-court press, which stymied BC’s offense, forced two quick turnovers and compelled Johnson to take a timeout. “When someone presses you that hasn’t been pressing you, you’re used to having space,” Johnson said. “We just went backwards, away from the basket-

ARTHUR BAILIN / HEIGHTS STAFF

Kelly Hughes was just a rebound shy of a double-double in Sunday’s win over Bryant, as the sophomore guard scored 23 points, in addition to her nine rebounds and five assists. ball. We do a drill that’s exactly that, where we get trapped and we work on squaring up strong and being aggressive. Once we did that, we got through the trap, reversed the ball, and got wide-open threes on the back side.” Three open threes in under three minutes, to be exact—all coming from Kelly Hughes. After a quiet first half, she exploded in the second frame, finishing

with 23 points on five-of-10 shooting, five-of-eight from beyond the arc and eight-of-eight from the line. Hughes was one rebound shy of a double-double while also tagging on five assists, two blocks, and a steal. Johnson lauded his second-year guard. “She’s had a very good year already,” he said. “Kelly can shoot from anywhere

in the building. If she has any kind of look, I want her shooting it.” Bryant, meanwhile, relied on a trio of starters, Jenniqua Bailey, Tiersa Winder, and Breanna Rucker, to generate offense. The three combined for 65 of the team’s 79 points, with Rucker leading all players with 25 points and 16 rebounds. BC’s bench, led by Quandt, overcame the

trio’s performances to outscore Bryant’s bench, 22-5. Although Johnson understands the challenges his team will face in the near future, he was pleased with the win. “It was a great test for us,” he said. “Will the ACC be even bigger and more athletic? Yes. But that style will be exactly what we have to face. This was a great game for us.” 

Eagles fail to win a set on weekend road trip

Westphal paces BC

BY ALEX STANLEY

BY MARLY MORGUS

Heights Staff

SPORTS in SHORT

0-3, 0-3. Women’s volleyball traveled south to Florida this past weekend, with a Friday night game against No. 8 Florida State and a Sunday afternoon matchup versus the University of Miami. Both games ended the same way—with Boston College on the losing end, failing to win a single set. Florida State, which stands at No. 2 in the ACC standings, has a plethora of weapons, which proved to be the Eagles’ undoing. The Seminoles had six players over a .300 hitting percentage, and two players with 20 or more assists. As a whole, FSU had a .280 team-wide hitting percentage, as opposed to BC’s .198. The Seminoles managed 12.5 team blocks, as opposed to BC’s seven. One of the bright spots for BC, though, was the continued form of outside hitter Katty Workman. Workman has sustained her hot streak for the past few weeks, as she recorded more kills than any other player on the court with 15. She also had the best hitting percentage of the Eagles, at .237. Workman was an important factor in the highly contested second set, which went into extra points. At one point in the set, BC led FSU 25-24, but a Seminoles’ run that was capped off by outside hitter Katie Horton, sunk the Eagles 28-26. Florida State won the first set 25-22 and the third set 25-20. The story was much the same for the

Eagles in Coral Gables, Fla., as the Hurricanes, who are No. 4 in the ACC, had too much quality to handle. Although the Eagles’ defense stopped Miami from dominating in the first set, it ended 31-29 in the Hurricanes’ favor. Miami led for the majority of this set, but BC fought back to tie the game at 18 and it was a battle from there on out. Miami middle blocker Emani Sims, who recorded four blocks in the set, and a combination of kills from Taylor Scott, Savanah Leaf, and Kelsie Groot led to the Eagles’ ultimate demise. From there, the rest of the match was in Miami’s control. The Hurricanes cruised to a 25-17 second set win and then a 25-15 third set victory. Their defense stifled the Eagles’ offensive efforts as BC’s hitting percentages for the second and third set were .053 and .029, respectively. The most kills any player had on BC was seven, which Workman, Sol Calvete, and Kam McLain all collected. In comparison, Miami had three players with more than seven kills and one player at seven. Calvete was one of the few players who did not let the Hurricanes’ momentum affect her, as she had seven kills, a .429 hitting percentage, and 12 digs. The entire Miami team had 15 blocks, of which Sims was involved in 12. Sims also gathered a .538 hitting percentage with eight kills. Now, the Eagles look forward to two final home games this weekend, which will see out their regular season. 

Women’s Hockey East Standings Team

Conference

Overall

Boston College

9-0-0

13-0-1

Boston University

5-2-0

8-3-2

Maine

4-1-1

5-7-2

Northeastern

4-4-0

5-6-3

Providence

1-4-1

1-11-3

Vermont

1-3-0

3-4-1

UConn

0-5-2

8-5-1

UNH

1-6-0

3-9-5

Assoc. Sports Editor

ARTHUR BAILIN / HEIGHTS STAFF

The volleyball team suffered defeats to Miami and No. 8 Florida State this weekend.

Numbers to Know

This weekend, the Boston College women’s cross country team participated in the NCAA Championship meet in Terre Haute, Ind. The visit was the Eagles’ first to the championship since 2012, and they surpassed expectations. Led by Liv Westphal, who earned AllAmerican honors, BC finished the day with a 21st place finish, nine spots above their pre-race ranking of 30th overall, out of a field of 31 teams. Six Eagles made their NCAA Championship debut, with Danielle Winslow, Laura Hottenrott, Madeleine Davidson, Brittany Winslow, Ashbrook Gwinn, and Megan Young each running for BC, along with the veteran Westphal. Westphal paced the Eagles, putting up a time of 20:37.4 on the 6-kilometer course. Her finish was good enough for 30th place overall out of a field of 255 runners and All-American status for a second year in a row to put a cap on her season, which included a firstplace finish in the ACC cross country championship. Danielle Winslow was the next Eagle to cross the finish line in 85th place. She was followed by Hottenrott in 120th, Davidson in 201st, Winslow in 211th, Gwinn in 22th, and Young in 236th. Michigan State won the National Championship, followed by Iowa State and New Mexico. 

Quote of the Week “We didn’t come

The number of games in which men’s EMILY FAHEY / HEIGHTS EDITOR down here to take solbasketball has blown double-digit Emilyleads Fahey / Heights EditorCupicatuidet L. Fulessedo, querfecta, nihilicii ineri fic in this season. ace in the fact that ev-

The number of points Alex Carpenter and Haley Skarupa have combined for this season.

6 The number of power play goals men’s hockey has scored from the 54 times it’s had a man-advantage.

erybody tells us how hard we played—that’s great. We came down here to win.”

Football head coach Steve Addazio on his team’s loss to Florida State —

The Heights

Monday, November 24, 2014

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Behind my lens 2013-14 Emily fahey | Photo editor Standing on the field in Tallahassee, taking pictures in the pouring rain, I spent a lot of time looking around the stadium. Surrounded by the deafening sound of the Tomahawk Chop chant and die-hard football fans, it didn’t make sense that I was among them. I know very little about sports, yet all year, I’ve stood on the sidelines and in the penalty box. These people accepted me into this crazy, wonderful world and I could not be more grateful. I’ve been blissfully ignorant of the rules in most of the games, and maybe that’s helped my photography, or maybe it’s hurt. I will never know, but I’ve had the greatest time working my way through. Before the game, I was told Jack Eichel was one of the most talented young players in the game—I honestly would not have known that unless the Sports Editor had told me. I just really like this photo.

BC vs. BU: 2014 Regular Season

BC vs. Syracuse

Olivier Hanlan is one of my favorite people to photograph because he is exceptionally athletic and that transfers to photos. I may not understand what he’s doing, but I really appreciate the visual element of the games.

BC vs. Union: Frozen Four

I followed men’s hockey all season and I spent all that time shooting in the penalty box. One time, I was in the penalty box with Steve Santini when a puck flew into the bench. He turned to me, without missing a beat, and banged on the glass and said “That’s why we have these.”

This was last year when BC qualified for its first bowl game in three years. It was the last home game for Andre Williams, and it was the first time I experienced people rushing the field. Both times the field was rushed I was taking photos, and both times I was terrified as people swarmed.

This is from the first round of the 2014 Beanpot. The whole experience of shooting at TD Garden and going on the ice after BC won was exceptionally cool, but my most notable memory was when Kevin Hayes sent a puck around the glass and shattered my lens through the cutout.

BC vs. BU: 2014 Beanpot

BC vs. No. 9 USC

Going into the fall, I wasn’t looking forward to photographing football. I didn’t find it as exciting as hockey and the atmosphere in the stadium was usually pretty tame. The USC game turned that around.

BC vs. NC State

I don’t know how I got this photo. This was an accident and one of the best accidents I’ve had while photographing sports. I couldn’t have planned this even if I tried and it’s come to be one of my favorite photos from the year.

BC vs. Duke

Basketball games in Conte are usually underwhelming, but for the first time at the Duke vs. BC game last year, I got an idea of what it’s like to experience a truly great basketball game. Also, Lonnie Jackson ran me over.

BC vs. No. 9 USC

The Heights

Monday, November 24, 2014

BC puts up big scoring effort at UMass By Jim Hill Heights Staff

Graham Beck / Heights Senior Staff

Chris Calnan scored two goals in Friday night’s win over the University of Massachusetts.

The Boston College men’s hockey team won 5-3 over UMass Amherst at the Mullins Center on Friday night—definitively making head coach Jerry Boston College 5 York, who got UMass 3 his 502nd victory, the winningest coach in program history. Getting the momentous win wasn’t an easy feat, though, as the contest had the makings of an intense battle from the start. And the word “start” cannot be emphasized enough. The Minutemen’s sophomore forward Ray Pigozzi scored the game’s opening goal only 49 seconds into the first period. Receiving a pass from teammate Steven Iacobellis, Pigozzi maneuvered away from two of the Eagles’ defenders and sent the puck hurtling past Thatcher Demko to give his team the early 1-0 lead. The Eagles responded nearly 15 minutes later, with sophomore forward Chris Calnan redirecting a one-timer from teammate Scott Savage into the opposing team’s net. The goal, which leveled the game 1-1, came during the Eagles’ first power play after one of the

Minutemen’s forwards, Frank Vatrano, was called for hooking. Another Eagles goal came only one minute after Calnan’s goal, once senior forward Cam Spiro snagged the puck in the Minutemen’s zone and launched it over goalkeeper Henry Dill’s shoulder. Following the score off of the successful forecheck, the Eagles gained their first lead, 2-1, and the team wouldn’t relinquish the advantage for the rest of the contest. The Eagles extended their lead in the second period, following senior forward Quinn Smith’s goal from the wing. The margin-widening shot slipped into the net after ricocheting off one of the Minutemen’s skates. The Eagles would soon end the middle stanza and head into the third period up 3-1 over their Hockey East competitors. But the plucky Minutemen played aggressively in the final period—and very nearly mounted a successful rally. This aggression resulted in a rapid exchange of goals, as the home team attempted to overcome the twogoal deficit and the visiting Eagles fought to maintain their lead. The first rumblings of a potential comeback for the Minutemen came early in the

stanza, when, just over three minutes into the period, the team’s senior forward Troy Power cut the Eagles’ lead to one goal by redirecting a shot from teammate Ben Gallacher into the BC net. The Eagles responded quickly. Around the six-minute mark, Calnan was able to secure possession of the puck. He sped toward Dill and the Minutemen’s net, and he sent a shot whirring past the overmatched goalkeeper. Calnan’s goal, his second of the night, gave the Eagles the 4-2 advantage. The Minutemen would continue to press for the comeback, getting a goal of their own only 32 seconds after Calnan’s board-crashing score. Off a feed from Vatrano and Pigozzi, defenseman Marc Hetnik was able to send a shot zipping just beneath the crossbar of the Eagles’ net—once more reducing the visiting team’s advantage to a single goal. BC was able to score just before the period’s ninth minute, though, again quashing the threat of a comeback, and this time, for good. The final goal was scored by freshman defenseman Noah Hanifin. The newcomer executed an expert deke to set up his shot, flicked the puck into the Minutemen’s net, and gave the Eagles their decisive 5-3 victory. n

Eagles lose to Mountaineers at Tip-Off By Conor Finn For The Heights Following a confidence-inspiring win over the New Mexico Lobos on Thursday evening at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan, Boston College 66 Puerto Rico, WVU 70 the Boston College men’s basketball team dropped a disappointing contest to the West Virginia Mountaineers by a score of 70-66 on Friday. Heading into the second half of the semifinal matchup in the annual Tip-Off, the Eagles held a 32-21 lead over the Mountaineers. The Eagles started the game off strong, controlling the first half by holding the Mountaineers to less than 30 percent shooting. Going into the half, the Eagles felt confident and had a strong chance of heading to the final at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 32-21 halftime lead began to deteriorate in the second half as the Eagles’ defense began to relent to West

Virginia’s offensive attack, though. In stark contrast to their first half shooting, the Mountaineers shot 62 percent from the field in the second half. Firstyear coach Jim Christian’s defense fell apart and was not able to achieve the same success in limiting the attacking guards of West Virginia as it did in the first half. While the final score yielded a disappointing result for the Eagles, there are positives to take from this game. First, Olivier Hanlan had yet another solid game, leading the Eagles in scoring with 23 points. Strong scoring has become a hallmark of Hanlan’s game, but one of his weaknesses came into play with a game-high five turnovers to pair with just three assists. Another bright spot for the Eagles was the performance of senior guard Patrick Heckmann, who put in 14 points, led the team in rebounding with seven, and tied Hanlan for the team lead in assists with three. This performance from Heckmann is encouraging for the Eagles, and it will

be a huge asset to the team’s success if he can continue to complement Hanlan like this. The Mountaineers are a strong team that have dynamic weapons and are attempting to establish their spot in the competitive Big 12. Overall, this is strong performance for the Eagles. BC was able to hold a commanding lead and almost defeat a solid WVU team, despite only getting 14 minutes from its center, Dennis Clifford, due to foul trouble. This tournament was a prime opportunity for the Eagles to face solid competition from conferences around the country and see how they stack up. After two games, the results have been encouraging. New Mexico and West Virginia are both solid, competitive teams whose programs have had much more success than BC’s in recent years. To beat one and to push another to the end of the game shows improvement in this program’s performance as it settles into the new era under Christian and his staff. n

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Strong performances from Hanlan and Heckmann were not enough to push the Eagles past WVU.

BC sweeps UConn to stay No. 1

Eagles overcome Terriers for second win of season

By Arthur Bailin

Football hasn’t won a bowl game since 2007, men’s basketball hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 2009, and men’s soccer is on the Boston College 73 decline. The list BU 56 goes on. Aside from hockey, most of Boston College programs are in a rebuilding phase, and after two dismal seasons, BC women’s basketball finds itself squarely in the mix. Early on in the season, the Eagles have a dominant win over a poor Boston University team, a solid road win at St. Mary’s, and a blowout loss to Stanford that gave them some much-needed experience against a top-notch program. But head coach Erik Johnson is still not satisfied, stressing that the team has a lot of work ahead as it tries to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006. In their 73-56 home win over the Terriers on Thursday night, the Eagles showcased their defensive and high-energy style of play, but as Johnson warned, it’s easy to take too many positives out of a blowout win. “I sort of have to step back in this picture of how far we’ve come and give them credit for all the huge improvements they’ve made, but also then see how far we still have to go,” Johnson said. After jumping out to a 24-6 lead midway through the first half, thanks to six steals and four blocks during that stretch, BC maintained a steady 14-16 point lead throughout the game and never let up. With the game practically over from the start, Johnson was able to step back and analyze how the rebuilding process is coming along. All the smaller things—accountability, hustle and energy—that were preached in preseason were evident throughout the game. From the tip-off, BC was all over BU defensively and stymied its offense all night long. Freshman Ashley Kelsick showcased her quick hands, while Karima Gabriel had a career day, swatting away lay-up attempt after

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Heights Staff Copies of the game notes prepared for this past weekend’s Boston College women’s hockey games awaited the attending media at Friday’s game against the UConn Huskies. One page was entitled, “Marking the Milestones.” On it were the numbers one through six. Attached to each number were stats associated with each number, milestones such as the number of assists Emily Field needed to move into third place on the BC career assists list (one); the goals Haley Skarupa needed to tie for sixth on BC’s alltime goal-scoring list (three); points Emily Pfazler needed to tie for third on the all-time list by a BC defender (four); and shutouts Katie Burt needed to move into third place on the single-season shut out chart. One hundred and twenty minutes of game time later, the Eagles found themselves with two more wins than they started the weekend with, and all of the aforementioned players found themselves eclipsing those milestones. They did all this while defending their place atop the collegiate world as the highest-ranked team in Division I women’s hockey—a milestone for the program in itself. “[Our No. 1 ranking] has been great,” head coach Katie King Crowley said. “I think, just from where we were my first year as an assistant—we were 1-18-1 in the league—so to see the program grow to where it is now and to be able to get to that point is I think exciting for our kids, and not only our kids but the alums that came here and pushed the level of our play.” The trek to the milestones began inauspiciously, as UConn opened the home-andhome series scoring late in the first period. Alex Carpenter would answer, sending the teams into the locker room tied. Then, a noteworthy phenomenon took hold.

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With a point on Saturday, Emily Field moved into third place on BC’s career assists list. Ever since the players from Four Nations came back from British Columbia, the lines have remained largely unchanged. With that stability came results. All four lines are expected to score, but a theme of one player from the third line opening up a strong second period has become a pattern. The continuation of the theme came in the form of a goal from the right side of the line, as Tori Sullivan broke the deadlock with a nifty shot on the near side of the net, a goal described as a “highlight reel goal” by Crowley. “I got a nice pass from Lexi Bender, it was a scrum, and I was able to paint a corner,“ Sullivan remarked. Sullivan found the back of the net again in the third period, and she was credited with the primary assist on a deflection by Danielle Doherty. The Eagles would go on to win 6-1. The next day, the two teams returned to Storrs, Conn. for the Saturday matinee cap to the home-and-home series. The game opened in an even manner, with the teams trading scoring chances and shots on goal. Then, Theresa Knutson took a body checking penalty. The Huskies were able to kill the penalty, but the winds of the game began to shift toward the Eagles as Carpenter netted her third goal of the weekend. They contin-

ued in a somewhat abnormal way. The women’s team, unlike its male counterpart, has had success on the power play this season. This weekend, however, Doherty was the only one to convert on any of the Eagles’ 10 chances. Yet, the team found offense down a player. Skarupa and Andie Anastos both netted shorthanded goals in the BC effort. These goals, plus a goal from Dana Trivigno, a third line mainstay, and a goal from Kaliya Johnson, who just returned from injury, powered the Eagles to a 6-0 win, giving Katie Burt her fifth career shutout. Three milestones still loom for BC. Carpenter is looking to tie for fourth all-time in scoring at BC—most observers expect her to eclipse that, and soon. The other two pertain to the team’s current active streaks. The Eagles are two wins away from tying their longest ever winning streak, and four non-losses away from tying their longest unbeaten streak. To do that, the Eagles will need to get through Yale at Ingalls Rink in New Haven, Conn. and No. 6 Harvard at home on Black Friday. These two talented ECAC Hockey opponents could prove to be tough tests for the streaking Eagles, and with milestones looming ahead, those tests become all the more meaningful. n

lay-up attempt. The depth in this team, a missing link in years past, has provided Johnson with every coach’s favorite problem: having too many players. The deep freshman class has made an immediate impact. Kelsick has stepped into the starting point guard role, while Martina Mosetti’s Italian flair has provided a nice complement. Down low, Katie Quandt has proved to be nearly unguardable at times. Despite all these positives in a dominant performance, Johnson was quick to note the numerous mistakes that, if continued, will prevent BC from competing on a national level. “If we want to win games at the highest level of the ACC, we can’t have the lapses and sloppy turnovers that we had,” Johnson said. It’s up to Nicole Boudreau and Kelly Hughes to lead this team past careless play as it looks to exceed expectations. “Chemistry has really been key,” Hughes said. “Giving up a good shot to find a better shot, that’s really what you’ve seen from us this year.” Boudreau is an invaluable leader and mentor to the talented, yet inexperienced freshmen. After Quandt did well to get post position but rushed her shot, which clanged off the backboard, Boudreau gave an encouraging gesture to calm down and get it next time. Later on, after Mosetti dished to Gabriel for a pretty and-one, Boudreau rushed to Mosetti, not Gabriel, to praise her for the smart assist. Meanwhile, Hughes continues to be the constant on offense, once again leading the team in scoring with 16 points. Gabriel led the supporting cast with 11 points, five boards, and four blocks, while Kat Cooper chipped in with 10 points. Many others played seized the opportunity to look good against the Terriers, and while one blowout win is nice, Johnson and the Eagles are still focused on the long term as they continue to rebuild. “Hopefully the Eagles’ fans got a good look at why we are so excited about this team,” Johnson said. “But also a sense of how far we have to go.” n

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MIKE KNOLL - The freshman kicker nailed both of his PATs (hallelujah!) and a 40-yard field goal, though he did juuuuuust sneak it through the uprights. FAMOUS JAMEIS (AGAIN)  Thank you, Jameis, for validating our hate. Whether it was yelling at coaches, teammates, and yourself after an interception that really wasn’t anybody’s fault, constantly yelling for flags, or shoving the referee out of the way (for which you should have been ejected, according to Mike Pereira), you make us glad Tyler Murphy is our QB. BC’S SECONDARY  The rain helped, as did Rashad Greene going down for a bit, and BC’s clock-killing offense. Still, holding Winston’s crew to 20 points and under 300 passing yards, and never getting beat over the top, should be applauded, especially after we doubted this crew in this space about a week ago. COACHING  Players make the plays, but the players on the football team are playing so above their heads that the whole coaching staff needs a salute. There are still a lot of Spaziani leftovers, and the best (Andre Williams, Alex Amidon, Kevin PierreLouis) of those leftovers graduated last year. Before the season, The Heights thought bowl eligibility would be a successful campaign. The Clemson and Florida State losses should sting, but it could be so, so much worse. More than any sport, football is a coach’s game, and BC’s gone from handicapped to thriving in that area in just a couple years. TRICK PLAYS - Although Alston or Murphy couldn’t come down with either Bordner pass, we liked those calls. That’s how 17-point underdogs lacking a passing game have to play. The jump from bridesmaid to wife is a big one, but at least BC took the leap.

THUMBS DOWN STICKING TO THE PLAN - Addazio said it was always the plan to use Alex Howell as the long-range specialist, but with Knoll finally getting his feet under him (pun intended), why not put him out there for the 43-yarder? Are those three yards really the difference between being confident in Knoll and not? SHOULDA, COULDA, WOULDA -This season will be filled with the thoughts of “what-ifs” … First there was Colorado State, then Clemson, and now Florida State. On the flip side of that, we can’t wait to see what Addazio can do with a few more years under his belt here. OVERREACTIONS - We tried to tell you that the men’s hockey team would be fine, and it is. The goalie is still great, the defense is where it needs to be, and the forwards are coming around. Games at Kelley Rink might not be as exciting for casual fans as they’ve been in recent years, but the wins will come just the same. Minnesota and Providence should be good litmus tests, though. Too bad no one will be around to see them.

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Shakim Phillips hauled in a 49-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Murphy in the second quarter.

Rouse, Marcus Outlow, and Sherman Alston in the 17-play drive. It was the most beautiful and definitively BC set of the season, and as Alston worked the edges, Outlow attacked the middle, and Murphy ran for three first downs, the momentum snowballed behind the Eagles. Then, on second and nine on FSU’s 26, BC ran the trick—what will go down as one of the most tantalizing couldhave-beens in recent BC history. “We felt great about the play,” Addazio said. “We had it. We had the play. We worked on it, we wanted to take a shot. Obviously we didn’t want to be in a situation when we were kicking. We were trying to avoid kicking that field goal like that, we wanted to go for a score. We felt great about the play, and I feel great about the play right now in hindsight.“ Murphy flipped the ball to a battered Josh Bordner and tore off for the perimeter, flying toward the end zone. The ex-quarterback chucked the ball to Murphy, who leapt into the air around the two-yard line. For one tantalizing, painful, decade-long second, Murphy’s hands closed on the ball—and the game—but the ’Noles’ secondary blew up the quarterback-turned-wide out before he could secure what would have been the play of the season. Murphy would gain a

mere yard on the next play, and though the ball felt good coming off Howell’s foot, the Eagles were doomed. “We spent time on it, but we didn’t hang our hat on that play,” Murphy said. “We needed to execute in all phases of the game … You want to win games like that, you have to make the play.” With the ball back in his hands, Winston began making the plays. Throwing for two big first downs and letting his running backs carry the rest of the load, Winston marched FSU straight down BC’s throat, showing his invincibility in the face of impending failure yet again. Twenty-four games into his college career, Winston still doesn’t know what a loss feels like. For Addazio, though, the scorch of another fingertip defeat proved brutally familiar. “We didn’t come down here to lose that football game,” Addazio said. “We didn’t come down here to be a bridesmaid. We didn’t come down here to take solace in the fact that everybody tells us how hard we played—that’s great. We came down here to win. I’ve heard about as much of that as I can stomach.” Backed into the corner, FSU lashed out and bit BC dead in the end, sending the Eagles back to Boston with nothing but painful what-ifs and a national heaping of unwanted pity. 

Blue line focuses with a solid effort vs. Maine BY MICHAEL HOFF Heights Staff Boston College goaltender Thatcher Demko always makes his job look easy. Saturday night, his job really was easy. BC’s skaters suffocated the Maine Black Bears’ offense all game, giving up few quality chances—all of but one of which Demko denied. The Eagles shut Maine out at even strength and stayed out of the penalty box for 58 minutes in their best defensive performance of the season. Maine’s dearth of skill outside of Devin Shore can make a lot of defenses look good, but BC’s looked great because it dominated the Black Bears’ breadwinner. Shore, owner of 76 points in 85 career games, didn’t put a shot on Demko all night, finishing with no points and a minus-2 rating. BC head coach Jerry York said that his team was zeroed in on Shore whenever he was on the ice, calling him a “real good ball player.” Eagles freshman defenseman Noah Hanifin often matched up against Shore’s line, and he made a lot of plays that gave BC the puck whenever Shore, Connor Leen, and Blaine Byron were on the ice. Hanifin dug the puck out of corners and started—and sometimes completed—several breakouts from of his defensive zone, forcing Maine’s top trio to defend its own goal instead of shooting on the other one. That allowed Hanifin and partner Ian McCoshen to tap their offensive prowess rather than play the role of shutdown defensemen. “If you break the puck out well in the defensive zone, you’re gonna get great offensive chances and great offensive zone time, so it all starts from the d-men out,”

said forward Destry Straight. The Eagles’ defensemen with easier assignments executed the same possession game plan. Scott Savage and Teddy Doherty got the puck out of their zone and to their forwards with crisp passing, and Michael Matheson got the puck out of his zone and into Maine’s by himself, without turning it over. BC’s forwards took advantage, hemming in the Black Bears with the sustained pressure that’s been lacking for much of the season, while contributing to the cause in their own end too. It all added up to 53 shot attempts for BC and 35 for Maine. If shot attempts are a proxy for puck possession, then BC had the puck for 60 percent of the game. That number is especially impressive because shot attempts in hockey usually skew in favor of the trailing team. Yet, BC lead by at least two goals for over half the game, including all of a third period, in which it held Maine to eight shot attempts. The Eagles kept doing what got them that lead and pushed down on the Black Bears’ neck when Alex Tuch pursued a puck he chipped out of the BC zone and scored, giving his team a commanding 3-goal advantage. These eyes have yet to see a bear. Bringing one down ought to be harder than BC made it look, though. “We want to play 60 minutes,” York said. “The first 20 minutes just as important as the last 20. We weren’t going to go into a prevent defense, I think that causes more trouble than it prevents. We played a steady game throughout.” Even sans Steve Santini, BC’s defense needs to be its strength. It was that on Saturday, giving BC its best win in a while. 

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Eagles sweep the weekend From Men’s Hockey, B1 fense in the second period en route to a 3-point night. “A remarkable game from Destry,” York said. “Just the way he started, he blocked a shot, which led to goal, and then scored two in the second.” On the other end, Noah Hanifin and Ian McCoshen bottled up Maine’s best player, Devin Shore, all night. Aside from one highlight, in which Shore dangled Michael Matheson, the BC defense handled the forward well, preventing him from registering any shots. After one period, neither team looked to be in control of the game. A quick transition led to BC’s first goal, in which Chris Calnan found Straight in front of the net, who dumped it to his side to an oncoming Teddy Doherty for the goal. The lead, however, was immediately negated by a sloppy defensive giveaway and ensuing short-handed goal from Maine’s Blaine Byron. To start the second period, BC put everything together to take the lead. One minute and 38 seconds into the period, Teddy Doherty ripped a shot wide that was collected behind net by Adam Gilmour. With the UMaine goalie on one side, Gilmour found Straight on the back post for the easy tap-in. Four minutes later, Gilmour found Straight yet again with a nice pass, and the senior beat the goalie short-side for his second of the night. With a two-goal lead in hand, the Eagles

played to their strengths for the remainder of the game to secure the victory. “We built from the goaltender out,” Straight said. “Solid defense leads to good offense.” Demko, who finished with 22 saves, looked keyed in all night but was never truly tested. After forcing Demko into playing at his absolute best during many games this season, the defense protected its goalie and made his night easy. After losing last year’s Super Line, the burden has shifted to Ryan Fitzgerald, Alex Tuch, and Zach Sanford to produce this year, yet Fitzgerald has been the only constant threat so far. Against Maine, though, the line moved the puck well and created many quality chances, capped off by Tuch’s unassisted goal in the third to seal the deal. Although these three are the biggest names on the team, much of the credit for the win goes to the Straight-Calnan-Gilmour line, which produced the other three goals. From Demko to Hanifin and Matheson to Tuch and Fitzgerald, the stars of this BC team showed the fluidity and talent necessary to win big games in the Hockey East and beyond. But it was the rest of the team, led by Straight and Doherty, which carried the Eagles to victory. In a season filled with lapses, the Eagles did well to put together a complete victory and showed the ability to keep a foot on the opponent’s throat the entire game. “From my perspective, it’s the best 60 minutes of hockey we’ve played this year,” York said. 

Reaching the end of a great adventure nowhere in the middle of somewhere From Weaaaahhhlll killlll yuhhh!, B1 Banking away from the falling sun, the plane’s windows revealed the glare of a Tallahassee sky turned golden hour dreamscape—like scoops of ice cream piled from the ground up into the sky, layers of navy piled on cerulean, which in turn crushed baby blue, leaving a light yellow tint melted into a hazy infinity on the horizon. Sometimes acknowledging the surrealism of a moment in time just increases its potency. An hour earlier, a bespectacled Addazio made his way throughout the plane, stopping to speak with each row. “Oh, you got a cookie there!?” He half-yelled to a girl six or seven rows in front of me. “That’s good for you.” It was weird, but it was sincere. It was candid—it just felt right. These are the tiny, perfect moments that will stick with me forever. Growing up, I inhaled adventure books—Harry Potter, Eragon, Pendragon, Narnia, The

Hobbit, Artemis Fowl, Ender’s Game— and a sort of hopeless romanticism, an adventurous idealism, grew within me and never quite died. Life is about the journey (so goes the saying, at least), but somewhere along the line, just the simple idea of taking the next journey became enough to keep me going in the crappiest of times. I don’t read too many adventure books these days, but writing these columns and stories gives me the same sense of solace as diving into a book from Borders and returning it two days later, pages dog-eared but the return desk staff none the wiser. Writing is an escape, a way to check out and to lock in, to absorb the moment but also to remove myself from it. After a night of reflection in the middle of somewhere, I realize The Heights gave me adventure after adventure, an endless stream of journeys to look forward to—and I am forever grateful for that. It’s 1 a.m., this hotel room is swel-

tering, and in 13 hours or so, Boston College plays Florida State University in the biggest game I’ve ever covered. By the time this is online and in print, we’ll know who won, but right now, I feel at peace with whatever happens. Finishing a great book always used to make me sad. Over and over again, endings left me crushed, face first on the pillow, hoping the story would keep going. I never learned, though, and I always picked up another story. My journey as your Sports Editor is over. Assuming I make it out of “Weaaaahhhlll killlll yuhhh!” alive, it’s been a helluva run. I want to sincerely thank you for sharing it with me, and for staying with me no matter how weird it (I) got. It’s time for the next adventure.

Connor Mellas is the Sports Editor for The Heights. He can be reached at sports@ bcheights.com.

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Flyers wear out Eagles From Men’s Basketball, B1 the half. As Pollard sat on the bench with four fouls, Odio and his teammates took advantage by repeatedly tying up the game and never falling behind by more than four points. As the half wore on, however, the Eagles looked noticeably more tired. Their transition attack slowed to a crawl, and Dayton’s Sibert and Pierre continued to take over the scoring load for the Flyers. With 2:17 left in the game, Sibert scored an alleyoop dunk in a perfectly executed half-court set. The Eagles never threatened again, as poor shooting and a high turnover rate continued to offset their efforts to tie up the score. 

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KENDRA KUMOR My study abroad advisor told me that the next six months of my life would be like living in Disneyland, a place where the normal rules don’t apply, but consequences still exist. Admittedly, this is one of the only ideas that caught my attention during my two-hour London Study Abroad Orientation at 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning. Among talks of the different electricity system, Oyster cards, and culture shock, the Disneyland reference caught my attention. In many ways, he is right. I couldn’t ask for anything better for my spring semester in London. Having never been to Europe, I chose London so that I could easily access the rest of the continent. The practically nonexistent language barrier swayed my decision as well, although I’ve been warned some Brits’ accents might as well be a foreign language. In addition to the great location, my boyfriend, a fellow Heights editor, and a few more good friends will all be in London with me. As my classes stand now, I am only at school Monday through Wednesday, and apparently Europeans treat education as a 9-5 job anyway, so no binge working on Sundays will be required. Obviously, the drinking age is 18 with no open container laws, and the most lively nightlife in the world surrounds my campus, as it is located right on the River Thames. Although I haven’t gotten my dorm assignment yet, it is possible that I could have a view of the London Eye from my window. I am even equipped with my own London guide: A 20-page, student-made document listing all of the neighborhoods, pubs, clubs, and restaurants in the London area—what the vibe, price range, and specials are for each one. So yes, I am basically embarking on a trip to my dream world complete with friends, exotic places, and a road map. What consequences could he possibly be talking about? I guess his point is that everything is bad in excess. It’s great that I have access to travel to another country any given weekend, but if I don’t stay in London, I’ll miss the cultural immersion aspect of my study abroad experience. Be thankful that you have familiar faces in the city, but don’t let them hold you back from meeting new people. Enjoy the nightlife, but don’t get yourself put in jail. I tend to agree with all of this except for the first point: the negative effects of an excess of traveling. I honestly do not think there is a downside to visiting new places while I am in Europe. I am well aware that this trip will be a once-in-a-life time experience for me, and probably everyone else coming along with me, and I intend to use my time there to the fullest. There is no such thing as too much travel. I’ve been encouraged to do as the Londoners do and live as the Londoners live, and I think that means taking advantage of the city as an international transportation hub. It would be naive to think that a native Londoner doesn’t hop on a train to Paris for the weekend, or take a cheap flight to Spain every once in a while. This ideological dissonance between my advisor and I comes down to the classic question, “Do you want to be a jack of all trades, or a master of one?” In this situation, I’d rather be a master of Europe on the whole than a master of just one city. Throughout this entire experience, the Office of International Programs has been preaching about personal growth through gaining a global perspective, not just a London perspective. Maybe my travels will cause me to miss a night at a classic pub or museum socializing with the British locals, but I think in the larger picture, seeing the Louvre or finding the Sicilian village where my mom’s family is from will be more beneficial to my personal growth. I understand the importance of learning the culture in London, but I think I will be able to do that in the first few months of living and studying there. London boasts 25,000 city streets, and I am not going to pretend that I will know them all by the time June rolls around, but I am confident that I will be assimilated into the culture even with weekend excursions to Paris or Dublin. As I prepare to step out of reality and into Disneyland for six months, I know there will be consequences, but they will be consequences that I am happy to handle.

Kendra Kumor is the Features Editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

As a young man, Can Erbil saw his love for economics emerge. Fueled by his entrepreneurial nature, he got an idea in one of his marketing classes: to begin a school-logo sweater business at his university in his native Turkey. By identifying a previously untapped market, the venture took off and became a resounding success. Since then, he obtained his master’s and his Ph. D. in economics from Boston College and currently serves as a professor within the department. Today, economics has become the most popular major here at BC, with the number of students choosing to focus on it exceeding 1,000, according to Erbil. His classes are some of the most popular on campus, with some having as many as 40 students on a waiting list to enroll. As soon as someone enters even one of his lectures, it is not difficult to identify the inherent qualities of the environment that make a seat in his Principles of Microeconomics course in Devlin 008 such a commodity. The music he plays before class makes for an interesting guessing game—as does the color and design of the bowtie he wears on any particular day. Nevertheless, the class itself is a testament to Erbil’s can-do nature—“I do not like when people tell me something cannot be done,” he said. “In a class of 300 students, I try to make it as much of a personal experience as I can,” he said. “I believe in the concept of teamwork together with my students and teaching assistants. “If the professor gets bored with the class, then so will the students. That is

TEACHES: Micro principles, macro theory, economic policy analysis in turbulent times EXPERIENCE: Received his Ph.D. in economics from Boston College, and has taught at Brandeis and Harvard University

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why I need to keep myself entertained to be effective,” he said. This is a trait many of his students thoroughly appreciate—“dynamic energy and extensive knowledge creates an environment that is not only enjoyable but also cultivates a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter,” said one of his current students, Rayne Sullivan, A&S ’18. During class, Erbil uses both “econ” and plain language, as that “teaches the importance of being able to communicate the concepts ... of being able to put them in such a way that my 10-year-old daughter understands,” he said. In today’s world of higher education, where the focus has been shifting toward an interdisciplinary education, with an effort seen in the upcoming changes to the University Core requirements, economics will reap the benefits of this shift. “The department has a lot of potential for interdisciplinary col-

FUN FACT: Erbil began a business selling sweaters with his university’s logo on them while an undergrad in Turkey.

laboration,” Erbil said. As such, Erbil, along with professor Christopher F. Baum, also of the economics department, decided to create a course where students would be able to “really bring a lot of the lectures to life ... put boots on the ground,” according to Erbil. Thus, Economic Policy Analysis in Turbulent Times: Europe and Turkey was born last summer. This course “aims to analyze the broad range of economic policies implemented by the economic engine of Europe: Germany and by one of the rising stars of emerging market economies: Turkey,” according to the economics department’s website. “We both combine our past experiences, extensive networks in both countries, and apply it to the course,” Erbil said. During the course, students get to travel to Berlin and Istanbul, where they find themselves immersed in the

history, culture, and richness of each country. By listening to guest speakers composed of experts in different industries in each country, students get to experience the theories and concepts they learned in class being applied in a tangible and real setting. When asked at the admitted Eagle Day what advice he had for those considering the major, he replied: “If you can focus for 20 minutes on a specific task, then you can do anything, even get a Ph.D. If you enjoy economics and are passionate about it, but you do not have the mathematical background for it, it can be fixed. But if it’s the other way around, you can’t be helped.” One of the many benefits of teaching in the field, he said, is that “the course changes every year ... I use different examples depending on what is happening in the world,” as the material lends itself to be applied to current events. 

Plaza Cafe brings Hillside’s food to the Philippines From Plaza Cafe, B10 O ther sandw iche s b e side s the Hillside Cafe sandwiches that Plaza Cafe has to offer on its menu include the Manhattan Panini (chicken breast, roasted bell peppers, mozzarella, and pesto on white bread), the Santa Cruz Panini (hummus, alfalfa sprouts, avocado, caramelized onions, tomatoes, and cucumbers on white bread), and the La Brea Sandwich (chicken, avocado, balsamic onion marmalade, bacon, and mayo on white bread). The Plaza Cafe menu offers a variety of soups, sandwiches, grilled paninis, and salads with homemade dressings and local produce. Each sandwich and panini also comes with either a side salad or the Hillside “Frips.” The atmosphere of Plaza Cafe allows customers to relax and enjoy their meals. Customers who come into Plaza Cafe and make a purchase can stay and enjoy a variety of books and board

games—such as Monopoly, Scrabble, and Taboo—that the cafe has to offer. “I enjoy allowing people to enjoy new things or things they miss, introducing people to a better way of life,” Escaler said. Bringing the BC sandwiches to the Philippines and allowing customers to enjoy their meals has helped Escaler accomplish his goals to break free of the stereotypical Filipino food culture. Plaza Cafe is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. and also features a bar attached to the back that sells imported beer and attracts local customers due to its 1920s speakeasy ambiance and atmosphere. The bar is called the Exit Bar for the back exit door through which customers have to enter. Customers can enjoy conversation and food while at the bar. Whether providing sandwiches or a fun time, Plaza Cafe is a place for Filipinos to gather for an alternative to their typical meal options. 

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Plaza Cafe offers Filipinio customers a simple, quick alternative to the usual fast food.

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Masti exposes students to South Asian dance in performances, competitions BY JULIA BOGIAGES For The Heights

With performances from Sexual Chocolate, Boston College Dance Ensemble, Presenting Africa to You, Synergy, Boston College Irish Dance, UPrising, F.I.S.T.S., Masti, Fuegeo del Corazon, and Phaymus, among a few other groups, there was truly something at the annual Showdown dance competition for everyone. But only a few dance teams could take home the prize, and Masti was one of them, winning first place in the Cultural category. Masti, the only South Asian dance team at Boston College, was founded around 11 years ago by students of the South Asian Students Association. There are 13 members on the dance team from all four grades and four captains: Aashini Shrivastav, A&S ’16; Amala Sooklal, CSON ’15; JM Becerra, A&S ’15; and Vebhav Garg, A&S ’15. The dancers also come with a range of experience, ranging from limited experience to the more advanced level of Shrivastav, who has been doing Indian Classical Dance (Kathak) and Bollywood dance since she was 2 years old.

For the performances, the captains choreograph most of the dances. There are also open choreography sessions “to encourage the other members of the team to contribute their fresh ideas and moves,” Shrivastav said. The group choreographs routines that blend “Filmi/Bollywood, Fusion, Bhangra, Garba, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and more,” according to its website. In earlier years, Masti tried to focus on the South Asian part of dance team’s identity as much as possible, which “led to an exhaustion of ideas and moves for our routines,” Shrivastav said. In the past year, there has been a movement toward trying newer things and experimenting with the choreography. Last year, for example, the team implemented new Bollywood hip-hop and belly dance moves, which Shrivastav said were extremely successful for the team and have “led [it] to be bolder with ideas for this year.” Masti has not moved entirely away from its South Asian heritage, however. The team works to expose the BC community to a form of dance that many students may not otherwise have encountered. The team also

hopes to get BC students involved in the dancing itself, as this year they hope to be able to host workshops to teach the dances. Masti has brought its dances to many places and competitions, both on and off the BC campus. By the end of the fall semester, the team will have performed at Harvard, Bentley, and Brandeis. This amount of performances is “a new milestone for the team,” Shrivastav said. On campus, the team does any performance that fits into its busy schedule. This semester, its has performed at BC Street and the Timmy Global Health Benefit concert, and will perform at Dance Ensemble’s showcase in December. Coming up, the team will showcase its dancing at the SASA Culture Show, the BC Arts Festival, and Showdown, which is the only event in which Masti competes. Yet, for this dance team, the focus is not on the competitions or winning as much as it is on family. Because it is a small team, Masti gives its members a chance to connect with each other in a small community within the thousands of students at BC. “What I particularly love about Masti is the emphasis on the family

aspect,” Shrivastav said. “Masti means ‘fun’ in Hindi, and what the captains try to do is instill a sense of fun and community into the team members. Our belief is that if we can create a strong enough ‘family bond’, this love and fun will be exhibited during our performances making them twice as amazing for the audience.” This sentiment is echoed by others on the team, including Shefali Shrivastava, CSOM ’15. Shrivastava came into BC knowing that she wanted to dance, and, more importantly, she knew she wanted to be on a dance team, something she had never done before. In high school Shrivastava taught Bollywood dance and learned classical, but on a team, she said, “it’s really nice to refine my dance and the art form. Others are able to teach me so that I can really improve.” Like her captains, Shrivastava loves the family and community aspect of this dance team. “I love how close we get, she said. “We’re just so committed and share this hobby, yet we are a really diverse group.” With Showdown coming later in the year, it’s safe to say Masti will be training hard to keep its title. 

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BC Dining shares tips From Cooking Series, B10 cooking is a skill that establishes autonomy and is important for college students to know as they adjust to living on their own. “I feel that food is an important part of the BC student experience,” Gray said. “Cooking is an important life skill that I think most of the student body may not have,” he said. “Your quality of life can be improved if you cook your own meals and not rely on the dining hall.” Gray hopes that his efforts to promote the importance of cooking and food will not only improve the overall student experience at BC, but also educate them about proper nutrition when it comes to preparing their own meals. Bailey ’s exposure to cooking at home and at work introduced him to the culinary industry and pulled him into the culture of food. Working in kitchens both in America and Europe gave him an appreciation for a more globalized view on cooking. Bailey was invited to teach cooking classes to interested BC students, and seeing the evolution of the culinary world has only increased his zeal for cooking. “More students understand food now, and it’s great,” he said, noting increased interest in cooking, with popular TV networks such as Food Network dedicated solely to cuisine. “I want students to know that they can cook good food for not that much money, and so expand their understanding,” he said, noting that he was looking forward to working with more students in the future. “Cooking has been my artistic outlet, and I’m able to do it every day in this environment,” Bailey said. To him, experimenting with food is the best part of cooking, and there is always more to do in the kitchen. “You can never learn it all,” Bailey said. “All of the different styles of cooking are like different dialects of a language, and [I’m constantly learning about] different food traditions.” Well-trained, talented cooks come from all over the country to work at BC and share their passion for cooking with Bailey, helping to create a tight-knit community among the staff of dining operations at BC. Looking toward the future, other student initiatives are in the works between UGBC and BC Dining. Every Bite Counts (EBC) is a food recovery program in which students package leftover food from each of BC’s main dining halls and deliver it to homeless shelters in the area. EBC is dedicated to saving surplus food and helping the greater community outside BC. Programs such as EBC and events such as Cooking Series will seek to give students a greater appreciation not only for the talent in the kitchens of BC, but also for the friends, family, and food they have this Thanksgiving. n

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nized by Campus Ministry. It is from among these interfaith groups that we find participants. They all work with us to bring the program together. We try to represent all of the world religions on campus. That’s our marketplace,” McLendon said regarding the participation selection process. The event succeeded in showcasing the true diversity of BC, with participation from a wide variety of student groups, including the Asian Christian Fellowship, the Buddhism Club, the Muslim Students Association, Hillel, and the Multi-Cultural Christian Fellowship. Beyond acting as an opportunity for uniting the faiths of BC, Multifaith Thanksgiving is also a charitable event. One of the charities which the event supported was Spread the Bread, an organization that is “a global grassroots bread-spreading initiative that encourages people to bake or buy a favorite bread, wrap it with a note of hope, inspiration or gratitude and offer that bread to honor a hero or help someone in need,” according to its website. This is not the first year that Campus Ministries has teamed up with the organization for Multifaith Thanksgiving. “Spread the Bread is a group we’ve had a historic relationship with,” McLendon said. “Karen Keiffer, who is the head of Spread the Bread, is also the assistant director of Church in the 21st Century

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Robsham Theatre gives students the performance space and resources to put on stunning productions By Julia Bogiages For The Heights “The Trojan women do not dance,” Ryan Dowd wrote in the Nov. 20 edition of The Heights as he covered the latest theatrical production, The Trojan Women. “The BC production of The Trojan Women speaks to the gravity of the situation these women were placed in, bringing a compelling post-apocalyptic world to Robsham Theatre.” Robsham, as the central location for the theater department at Boston College and many main-stage productions, has seen the bleak world of these women and so many more. Although Robsham was built in 1981, it was not named until 1985. With buildings on campus named after alumni who have long graduated from college, like congressman Tip O’Neill, a similar backstory is to be expected in regards to the naming of the theatre. This, however, is not the case. It is named after a former student, E. Paul Robsham, Jr., who passed away in the summer of 1983 following his freshman year at BC. As reported in The Heights in 1985, this naming is a break from tradition, but a break that is “especially appropriate,” as former University President J. Donald Monan, S.J., declared in The Heights. This naming was concerned with “judging the worth of people not by what they’ve done, but by who they are,” Monan said. He also said that BC had the “happiness of naming it [the theatre] for students,” and that such academic buildings exist for BC students. Robsham Theatre has brought many productions to the student body of BC since it opened its doors. Amadeus was met with overall positive reviews in the Oct. 28, 1985 issue of The Heights, maybe more so for the newly-named venue than the talented actors. Garvin Snell wrote that it was a “pleasure to watch a performance in the newly dedicated E. Paul Robsham Jr. Theatre; it enhances almost any performance given there.” Fall 2006 saw the dark world of Macbeth, which was “an overall triumph, as it brought Shakespeare’s themes to life in a very vivid manner,” as reported in the Nov. 20, 2006, issue of The Heights. The year 2010 saw the play Isn’t It Romantic come to life on the Bonn Studio Theater, a play that “possessed everything that a great

play should include,” according to Krysia Wazny in the March 15 issue. There have been many more productions, including Ring Around The Moon in 2000, Codemonkey in 2009, and Into the Woods in 1999. Besides theatrical productions, various dance and musical groups at BC, like BC Bop!, have performed on the stage. Such productions have an available and central location in Robsham. The facility is composed of a 591-seat main theatre and the black-box Bonn Studio Theater, which holds 150 to 200 people and is used for classes and workshops, as well as a green room, scenery and costume shops, dressing rooms, a designclassroom, and faculty and staff offices for the theatre department. Robsham offers those who enter its walls more than just its facilities, however: the theatre gives students a space dedicated to the presentation of performing arts. Robsham Theatre, a department within the Division of Student Affairs and partner with the academic theatre department, seeks to produce dramatic arts programs for the BC community and hopes to further the learning and education of students at BC, as stated on their website, because the arts are a “crucial element of educating the whole student in the Jesuit and Catholic mission for higher education.” With the high-quality productions that are put on each season at Robsham, it is easy to see that the performing arts play an important role in the the education and experience of many BC students. The fall semester’s season finished with the productions of The Trojan Women and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a production which was considered “a resounding success and as promised in the show’s outstanding opening number, [provided] the audience with something familiar, something peculiar, and another something for everyone,” according to Rhoda Morrison in the Oct. 22, 2014 issue of The Heights. The spring will bring four productions: Shakespeare Anthology Project, One Flea Spare, Next Fall, and The Tempest. With its history of productions and student collaboration, Robsham is truly home for some students on campus and a space for the BC community to step into the lives, emotions, and stories of others. n

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here at Boston College.” At the event, the bread donations from attendees were able to fill four large baskets that would be sent to Combined Catholic Charities. The organizers of the interfaith ceremony also looked for a second charity to benefit from the generosity of event attendees. “We were looking for an organization that was interfaith, and that would help all of the faiths, versus something like Combined Catholic Charities or Combined Jewish Philanthropies ,” McLendon said. “We looked for an organization first, and then we found the cause in the Ebola-related hunger in West Africa.” Currently, the UN World Food Programme (WPF) is carrying out an initiative to assist victims of Ebola related hunger in the countries of West Africa, especially Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. According to its website, “ The spread of Ebola is disrupting farming and markets. Many families have seen their incomes and livelihoods affected. That’s why food assistance is needed. WPF is working to prevent this health crisis from becoming a food and nutrition crisis.” Since April, WPF has distributed food to more than 1.5 million victims of Ebola related hunger. At the Multifath Thanksgiving celebration, Campus Ministries successfully raised $600 to contribute to the WPF’s efforts to combat the crisis. McLendon said he considered this

year’s event to be a success. He noted that to have an event like Multifaith Thanksgiving at an institution with a specific religious identity is a rare occurrence. “The fact that such events take place on campus and are so well attended shows how important hospitality is to BC,” McLendon said. “I think some substantial opportunities were

present in the room to cause people to function or respond in a different way. The whole concept of you there having stepped out of your comfort zone is a good place to be. That is one of the reasons for the success of the event. Sometimes people come and feel stretched, and we hope they feel stretched. We try to challenge and touch, that’s my motto.” n

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People of various faiths offered prayers and songs at the Multifaith Thanksgiving event.

Samantha Costanzo A sophomore asked me if, as a senior, I felt like I had everything figured out. I laughed and told her no, not at all—I’m still looking for answers like I was freshman year, just not necessarily the same ones. I know that I’d rather schedule all my classes in the mornings so that I have the rest of the day to myself, and I have the outline of a post-grad plan to work with. It involves an apartment somewhere in Boston and some sort of journalism. I’ve got small things figured out. But everything? Not a chance. The biggest question I still have is this: What is the point? Why do we do all of this—the clubs, the service, the leadership positions, the rigorous classes? Why do we celebrate the fact that it’s so rigorous? We stress ourselves out to no end with all of the things we have to do, and sometimes I wonder why. Will my future employer care that I was never editor-in-chief? I’ve done good things in college, but in five years will people care about what I did? Will I? Don’t get me wrong, I have adored my years at BC. I’ve grown so much in how I solve problems, how I see the world, what I care about and consider important, how I think. But those two science classes I took? I won’t remember a single thing from either of them — and don’t even get me started on that math class I struggled through. So I wonder. What do people expect of me, now that I’m almost done with a liberal arts education? Do they think I’ll be like a mini encyclopedia—someone who knows a little bit about everything? If so, they’re in for disappointment. I read Plato and Aristotle last year, but I can’t remember much about either of them. I was too busy writing a 25-page biography on an American reporter for another class. It’s a miracle that thing got finished, though, because there were also two articles to be written for The Heights every week, a swing dance to practice for, and events to organize for the Cuban American Students’ Association. And yes, I signed up for all of those things. I knew what I was getting myself into. The stress is normal. It’s encouraged. You can rewrite that last paragraph by just filling in the blanks to fit your own schedule, I’m sure. We all do it. We at BC are overachievers, writing five pages for a paper instead of four, or fiddling with the margins to get every last drop of knowledge printed out and handed in. One of my professors said he gave a student a C on a paper, and the next day she showed up in his office and said to him, “You might not know this, but I’m an A student.” We celebrate perfection and feel broken if we don’t reach it. In five years, what I did at BC isn’t going to matter. Even if I had started a club or somehow left a bigger mark on campus, someone could come around in those five years and completely upend it. I’ve worried so much about what people think of me and what grades I’m going to get, when really, the only thing I should be worried about is what makes me happy. I don’t know what the point of this rat race is—you go to college to get a job to make money to pay for stuff, most of which you don’t actually need. Then you’re gone, and unless you invented something to change the world, you vanish. I realize that I’m trying to figure out the meaning of life here, and that in the next hundred words or so I’m not going to find it. But I still wonder about it. If most of us are leading lives of quiet desperation like Thoreau said, what’s the point of stressing ourselves out in college? Are we supposed to live for other people, constantly giving pieces of ourselves away, or are we supposed to find ourselves and live for our own happiness? Are we supposed to do both—is that even possible? If we fail to leave an indelible mark on the world, have we failed at life? Where the heck does that class I took on rivers fit into this mess? I don’t know. I’m only a senior in college, and I certainly don’t have it all figured out.

Samantha Costanzo is the Asst. Features Editor for The Heights. She can be reached at features@bcheights.com.

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UGBC turns students into chefs BY KAYLA FERNANDO For The Heights

The smell of food cooking — a comforting reminder of home and the holidays — permeates the crisp autumn air of Boston College as Thanksgiving approaches. The amount of effort that goes into making such high-quality food, however, goes unnoticed as hundreds of BC Dining staff quietly go about preparing around 26,000 meals each day to feed the BC community. Last Friday, UGBC, with the cooperation of BC Dining, hosted its second Cooking Series event in Walsh Function Room, in which students were able to see first-hand what happens behind the scenes in the kitchens of the various dining halls and try their hand at cooking their own Thanksgiving meal. The event was part of the UGBC’s campaign to advocate further interaction between the students and the employees of the University. The Cooking Series began in the spring of 2014 as the brainchild of Connor Gray, UGBC coordinator of dining affairs and A&S ’16. The goal of the Cooking Series was to teach basic cooking skills to interested students and give them a better understanding of the culinary world. A bigger portion of the budget allocated for student dining initiatives and the success of the first event set the foundation for future installments of Cooking Series. Nine students cooked alongside Frank Bailey, executive chef of BC Dining, and Tim Fonseca, executive pastry chef, learning the tools of the trade as they sliced, diced, mixed, and mashed different ingredients to create delicious, nutritional meals, such as a cranberry kumquat relish side dish, dried cranberry stuffing for the turkey, and apple crisp for dessert. Throughout the class, the chefs empha si ze d the prac tice of mi se en place, a French expression that roughly translates to “everything in its place,” as an important part of the efficiency characteristic of professional kitchens. The methodology involves organizing, gathering, and preparing all of the ingredients before cooking so that meals can be made quickly and smoothly. Students prepared dishes ranging from dry-brined Thanksgiving turkey and homemade gravy to mashed potatoes and salads. Then, they presented the dishes as a full dinner in a matter of a few hours. The students and chefs were able to sit down to enjoy a meal and have an open discussion about the finer details of cooking and the chefs’ shared passion for food. Both Gray and Bailey agree that

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Homesick for Hillside, Andrew Escaler brought his favorite campus hangout to the Philippines

oston College’s Hillside Cafe is not the only location in the world where specialty sandwiches such as the New England Classic, the Chicken Salad Club, and the Chestnut Hill are sold. There is a cafe in the Philippines that also sells these sandwiches, among others, called the Plaza Cafe. Plaza Cafe is co-run by Boston College graduate Andrew Escaler, BC ’06, and his friend, both of whom were originally from the Philippines and moved back home after graduation when the financial crisis made it hard for them to find good jobs in the U.S. The Plaza Cafe has 15 employees and serves some of the sandwiches featured at Hillside Cafe at BC, such as the Turkey and Brie, the New England Classic, and the Chestnut Hill—all served on the signature cranberry apple bread—along with some of the owners’ own sandwich and salad creations. Plaza Cafe also features Hillside Cafe’s signature ‘Frips,’ a combination of French fries and chips. After graduating from BC and moving back to the Philippines, Escaler missed the sandwiches that were served at Hillside, and he also missed the friends that he had made while in college. “What I miss most about Boston College is living with and in close proximity to most of my best friends,” Escaler said in an email. “I’ve never found sandwiches I’ve enjoyed as much as those in Hillside,” Escaler said. “Even living in NYC, I always found sandwiches to be so dressed up. I missed the simplicity and quality of the sandwiches from Hillside. Nothing fancy, just quality ingredients.

The sandwiches from Hillside are among our most popular.” Escaler had always wanted to bring fresh and simple sandwiches to a Filipino culture, where rice is usually the accepted staple food. “The local culture is very fast food-dominated, people enjoy eating rice much more than sandwiches,” Escaler said. “[There is] lots of Western influence, though, as the United States played a big role in the country after the Spanish American War when they won colonial authority over the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.” Plaza Cafe was started through the goodwill of one of Escaler’s friends, who recommended the location to him and his co-founding friend. “A friend of ours owns an art gallery that was next to a medical clinic,” Escaler said. “When the clinic closed down, they suggested we take a look at the space just in case we were interested in putting something up. We had been wanting to open a sandwich place, so when the opportunity came, we seized it. I then wrote several members of Boston College asking for help, but wasn’t given any until I went back to Hillside and talked to an assistant manager, who was kind enough to show me around and give me an idea of how everything worked.” Escaler has a hard time choosing his personal favorite sandwich that the Plaza Cafe has to offer. “It’s hard to say, it depends on my mood,” he said. “My top five are our Pastrami on Rye Bread, Turkey Stack, Chicken Club [with chicken salad], New England Classic, and Turkey and Brie.”

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Campus Ministry celebrates annual Multifaith Thanksgiving BY ANNE BIGLER For The Heights On Thursday, Nov. 20, a wide variety of students and faculty members of diverse ethnicities and faiths gathered in Gasson’s Irish Hall to participate in Boston College’s yearly Multifaith Thanksgiving celebration. Since its inception, the event has been sponsored by Campus Ministry, with specific organization under the direction of Rev. Howard McLendon, Multifaith Campus Minister. Although McLendon is primarily responsible for the organization of the event, he is quick to give credit to the former Vice President of Mission and Ministries, Rev. Joseph Appleyard, S.J., for the idea of the event itself. “Appleyard believed it would be a good idea to have an interfaith Thanksgiving service because it’s a civil holiday, and he thought it would be a good opportunity to gather the community

together,” McLendon said. “That’s what he asked me to do, and that’s what I’ve been doing.” The idea for the event was brought up in 2006, and has been an annual part of the BC Thanksgiving celebration ever since. While Thanksgiving is not specifically a religious holiday, many people choose to express their gratitude through their faiths and religious practices. BC is ready and willing to help people of all faiths do so. “I think for most people, religion, in some form and to varying degrees, is a part of their lives,” McLendon said. “Even though Thanksgiving is considered a secular holiday, in varying families around the globe, especially as they are integrated into American society, Thanksgiving takes on its own flavor. People give thanks in whichever way they choose.” The Multifaith Thanksgiving celebration is intended to reflect such ideas.

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It is meant to give people of diverse faiths and backgrounds the opportunity to celebrate and express gratitude, while also bringing together distinct individuals with common values. Although BC is a predominantly Catholic campus, the event strove to demonstrate appreciation and hospitality for students and faculty who practice a diverse array of faiths. The ceremony included traditional Christian and Islamic songs, featuring music from the Middle Eastern-influenced Noor Ensemble, as well as the Liturgy Arts Group and the School of Theology and Ministry’s liturgical choir. The ceremony incorporated both Judeo-Christian and Buddhist reading selections, and it gave representatives from multiple faiths the chance to bless the bread offering. “We have religious student organizations that are recog-

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Rev. Howard McLendon led the celebration, which included a variety of prayers and rituals.

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